The value of the project is estimated at almost €75 million, of which up to 85% will be financed by the EU. The Warsaw-Lodz-Poznan/Wroclaw railway line is part of the so-called "Y" railway line, which is part of the EU's TEN-T North Sea - Baltic Sea European Transport Corridor.
Thanks to this investment, the rail journey time between Warsaw and Lodz will be reduced from 90 minutes to about 45 minutes. Passengers will be able to reach CPK Airport from Warsaw in about 15 minutes and from Lodz in about 30 minutes.
"The European Commission has once again recognised the strategic importance of CPK's railway projects. The planned high-speed rail line will enable the integration of CPK Airport into the high-speed rail network and is therefore a priority investment for us," said Marcin Horala, Deputy Minister of Funds and Regional Policy and Government Plenipotentiary for CPK.
The section subsidised by the EU is part of a line that will connect Warsaw and Lodz with Wroclaw and Poznan. In the first stage, trains running on this line will be able to reach speeds of up to 250 km/h (operating speed) and eventually up to 350 km/h (design speed).
The Warsaw - CPK - Lodz line is currently in the advanced design phase. The documentation for the Warsaw - CPK section has been prepared by a consortium of Metroprojekt and Sud Architekt Polska since November last year. The design of the next section, from CPK Airport to Lodz, has been awarded by CPK to a consortium of Egis Poland, Egis Rail and Jaf-Geotechnika. The design is scheduled to be completed by the end of the first quarter of next year.
