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 ...

, Railroad Guards ( pl, Straż Ochrony Kolei , SOK) is a uniformed militarized government organization, a Polish

railroad police Railroad police or railway police are people responsible for the protection of railroad (or railway) properties, facilities, revenue, equipment (train cars and locomotives), and personnel, as well as carried passengers and cargo. Railroad police ...

. Its primary functions are: *maintaining law and order within the

railroad Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

territory and in

railway transport Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

*guarding the life and health safety, as well as property security. Strażnik SOK, przewodnik z psem służbowym

;Rank badges ;Other

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External links

* http://www.kgsok.pl/ - official website Government railway authorities Rail transport in Poland Railroad police agencies Railway safety {{Poland-rail-transport-stub