{"id":136170,"date":"2024-10-03T18:19:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T08:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=56746"},"modified":"2024-10-03T18:19:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T08:19:44","slug":"polish-police-port-upholds-rail-freight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=136170","title":{"rendered":"Polish Police port upholds rail freight"},"content":{"rendered":"

One would not normally expect the police to boost rail freight, and that is not the case here either. It is its namesake, the Polish town of Police, that is connecting its port to the rail network for direct freight access. Until now, the port has had to make do with a station far away from it.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>It is the first time in history that the Police port, which is located in the north west of the country, is getting a rail connection. A new railway and a siding will be built. Polish rail infrastructure manager PKP PLK and the Police Seaport Authority will be financing the project, for which a contractor will be chosen in the second quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n

For now, freight trains running on the Szczecin – Trzebie\u017c line deliver their goods at the Police Chemia station. That station is not directly connected to the port however, and according to Polish media, a link to the port has been long-awaited. Already in 2021 there were plans to build a rail connection to the port.<\/p>\n

The Police port: fourth largest in Poland<\/h2>\n

The Police port had a transshipment rate of 2 million tonnes of goods annually as of 2021, with an expected growth of 500,000 tonnes yearly at the time. It is the fourth largest port in Poland, and the largest one without a direct rail connection. Poland expects the investment to be completed by 2027.<\/p>\n