Polregio (formerly ''Przewozy Regionalne'') is a train operator in
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
, responsible for local and interregional
passenger transportation
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. Each day it runs approximately 3,000 regional trains. In 2002 it carried 215 million passengers.
The company was founded in 2001 from the splitup of the PKP Passenger Transport Sector of the once-unitary ''
Polskie Koleje Państwowe
(''PKP S.A.''; en, Polish State Railways, Inc.) is the dominant railway operator in Poland.
The company was founded when the former state-owned enterprise was divided into several units based on the need for separation between infrastructure ...
'' national rail operator into several companies to meet
European Union
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requirements.
Train categories
;REGIO (R)
:local passenger train, 2nd class only, stops (usually) at all stations
;REGIOplus
:semi-fast local passenger train, 2nd class only, stops at a limited number of stations, same fare as Regio
;interREGIO (IR)
:low-cost inter-regional fast train, 2nd class only, stops at medium and major stations only; since 1 September 2015 only on routes
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of cant ...
–
Warszawa
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officiall ...
and
Ełk
Ełk (; former pl, Łek; german: Lyck; Old Prussian: ''Luks''; lt, Lukas), also spelled Elk in English, is a small city in northeastern Poland with 61,677 inhabitants as of December 2021. It was assigned to Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in 1999, ...
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Grodno (Belarus), due to company's economics and restructuring.
;REGIOekspres (RE)
:fast trains on international routes; stop at major stations only; 1st and 2nd class, higher standard than IR; currently only on the routes:
Dresden Hbf -
Wrocław Główny and
Frankfurt (Oder)-
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...
(both operated by
DB Regio on the
German
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part of the route as
RegionalExpress
In Germany, Luxembourg and Austria, the Regional-Express (RE, or in Austria: REX) is a type of regional train. It is similar to a semi-fast train, with average speed at about 70–90 km/h (top speed often 160 km/h) as it calls at ...
)
There is also a special train service called
Balice Ekspres, connecting the
John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice with
Kraków Main railway station with its own fare.
For domestic routes IR and RE trains share the same fare for the 2nd class (meaning you can board an RE train with an IR ticket and vice versa). With the exception of the two above-mentioned RegioEkspres trains, there is no reservation in any of the Przewozy Regionalne trains.
Until 1 December 2008 the company also used to run other 300 interregional and international fast trains ('), but per the government's decision, the interregional and international fast trains were transferred to its then-sister company,
PKP Intercity
PKP Intercity is a company of PKP Group responsible for long-distance passenger transport. It runs about 350 trains daily, connecting mainly large agglomerations and smaller towns in Poland. The company also provides most international trains to ...
S.A. and rebranded to "Tanie Linie Kolejowe".
Ownership
Until 22 December 2008 Przewozy Regionalne was a wholly owned subsidiary of the
PKP Group
PKP Group ( pl, Grupa PKP) is a Polish corporate group founded in 2001 from the former state enterprise, Polish State Railways. The purpose of this change was to separate infrastructure management and transport operations.
It consists of the follo ...
, after that date all of its shares have been transferred to the 16
regional
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
governments. Thus, the company is no longer part of the PKP Group and on interregional routes its InterRegio trains compete with
PKP Intercity
PKP Intercity is a company of PKP Group responsible for long-distance passenger transport. It runs about 350 trains daily, connecting mainly large agglomerations and smaller towns in Poland. The company also provides most international trains to ...
TLK trains.
On 8 December 2009 it finally changed its name from ''PKP Przewozy Regionalne'' to ''Przewozy Regionalne'', and in January 2017, the company started using the brandname ''POLREGIO''
for its services.
Fleet
Electric multiple units
(as at 15 June 2020)
File:EN57 1267 on the line from Liswarta to Herby Nowe. Temporary detour due to track works (Herby Nw.).jpg, EN57
EN57 (manufacturer's designation: Pafawag 5B/6B) is an electric multiple unit used by the Polish railway operator ('' PKP''). It was built for suburban and long-distance services. Presently it is used by Przewozy Regionalne (Polregio), Łódzka Ko ...
-1267
File:ED72-002 at Kraków Główny.jpg, ED72-002
File:PR EN57AL-2112 Poznan Staroleka May 2016.jpg, EN57
EN57 (manufacturer's designation: Pafawag 5B/6B) is an electric multiple unit used by the Polish railway operator ('' PKP''). It was built for suburban and long-distance services. Presently it is used by Przewozy Regionalne (Polregio), Łódzka Ko ...
AL-2112
File:EN62A-101, Rzeszów, 2017-11-13.jpg, EN62A-101
File:EN96-001.JPG, EN96-001
File:Chróścina Opolska (Reisern). Newag Impuls 36WEa-28.jpg, EN63A-028
File:ED78-024 Newag Impuls Polregio 4.jpg, ED78-024
Electric locomotives
(as at 15 June 2020)
File:EP07-2003 (38296237764).jpg, EP07P-2003
Diesel locomotives
(as at 15 June 2020)
SM42-204.JPG, SM42
SM42 is the PKP classification system, PKP class for a Polish switcher, shunter diesel locomotive for shunting and light freight traffic, built by Fablok in Chrzanów (manufacturer's designation is Ls800E, designer's designation 6D).
History
Th ...
-204
SU42 i Bmnopux - Opole Główne (2).JPG, SU42
SM04-742 (38990941841).jpg, SM04-742
Carriages
(as at 15 June 2020)
File:Kuźnica; Polregio R90546; 2019-08-14.jpg, SM42+120A+Bmnopux
File:161A 005.jpg, 161A
Diesel multiple units
(as at 15 June 2020)
WK15 Koluszki (11) Lichen99.jpg, SA135-020 in Koluszki
2010-11-26-szczecin-glówny-by-RalfR-64.jpg, SA136-008
WK15 Lublin (31) Lichen99.jpg, SA137-008
SA139-023, Польша, Поморское воеводство, станция Гданьск-Главный (Trainpix 216917).jpg, SA139-022 023
See also
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Transportation in Poland
Transport in Poland involves air, water, road and rail transportation. The country has a large network of municipal public transport, such as buses, trams and the metro. As a country located at the 'cross-roads' of Europe, Poland, with its highly ...
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List of railway companies
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In some countries, the railway operating bodies are not compani ...
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Polish locomotives designation
References
External links
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Railway companies of Poland
Railway companies established in 2001
2001 establishments in Poland
Companies based in Warsaw
Polish brands
Polish Limited Liability Companies