Of course, table 234 did *not* get get updated for this occasion. Aside from usual PLK tardiness, it looks like the voivodeship, which manages the line on its own, and PKP PLK spent the winter months tussling over the names of the halts (I guess since PLK runs the passenger information system, they get to impose their station naming regulations even on others' infra lol). The voivodeship proposed "Bielawa Camping Sudety" and "Bielawa Góry Sowie", PLK demanded changing to "Bielawa Jezioro" and "Bielawa Południowa", but they got convinced to allow Góry Sowie, at least

cc @NymeHess

#Dolnoslaskie #PKP #PLK #kolej

Last, but not least - we will have another reactivation this weekend, although Streckensammler might prefer to hold their horses and get it done when more is opened - it's the first section of the Bielawa-Srebrna Góra line in Lower Silesia from Bielawa Zachodnia to Bielawa Góry Sowie: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pierwszy-pociag-pasazerski-na-nowym-odcinku-trasy-do-153154.html

#Dolnoslaskie #kolej #rail

And just today, an Impuls EMU travelled to Szczecin chemical plant suburb town of Police as part of an announcement - the long-delayed return of passenger trains to the line encircling the city will happen early next year (subject to availability of voivodeship/city funds, as I understand it): https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/skm-szczecin-pociagi-do-polic-pojada-w-2027-roku-153199.html

The proposed timetable envisions hourly trains, boosted to half-hourly most weekday hours (I believe) to/from Police, with additional hourly (half-hourly in peak) trains terminating at Szczecin Niebuszewo. Most of these would be integrated into the exisiting Regio network and continue to destinations around the voivodeship and beyond: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/ponad-30-par-pociagow-ze-szczecina-do-polic-mamy-projekt-rozkladu-jazdy-153191.html

#kolej #rail #Zachodniopomorskie #Szczecin #SKM #Polregio #RegionalRail

I wrote the other day about Warmia-Masuria's tender woes, and one of the things they're trying to do is start running bi-hourly trains between Ełk and Olecko. Well, it turns out that's not the full extent of reactivation plans there… Two weeks ago, vice-minister for railways Malepszak apparently promised a Suwałki-Olecko-Ełk-Pisz-Olsztyn-Tricity-Szczecin IC pair for #RailwayNewYear.
One pair is not going to reshape Poland's railway map or anything, of course, but this is, to an extent, a breakthrough for what's supposed to become Lithuania's main connection to the rest of Europe: https://dwutygodniksuwalski.pl/nowe-polaczenie-kolejowe-suwalki-szczecin-juz-od-grudnia-pojedzie-przez-gdansk/

#PKPIC #PKP #kolej #rail #CrossRegionRail

In other 'open access' news, PKP Intercity has obtained permission to possibly convert another two subsidized IC routes to commercial: Łódź-Warsaw-Gdynia(Tricity) and Kraków-Kielce-Warsaw-Olsztyn

Note that nothing has happened there yet, and the exact intentions behind these moves remain unclear to me: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/kolejne-dwie-trasy-komercyjne-dla-pkp-intercity-153183.html

#kolej #rail #PKPIC #PKP #OpenAccess

And now for the bombshell: RegioJet has come crawling back and asking for routes in next year's timetable. And a bunch of their requests were accepted, but mostly from Warsaw Gdańska:
- 4 pairs Warsaw-Gliwice (3 exceptionally to/from Centralna)
- 2.5 pairs Warsaw-Kraków ("the worst" slots, apparently)
- 5 pairs Warsaw-Poznań (same)
- 1 pair Warsaw-Szczecin
- 5 pairs Warsaw-Wrocław

63 requests were rejected for various reasons, such as inconsistencies with UTK filings, lack of confirmation from DB InfraGO or being requests for Warsaw Central that overlapped with Warsaw Gdańska.
Additionally, PKP PLK has shared that their Gliwice routes would have to be 'limited' due to the continuing rebuild of Katowice station.

https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/regiojet-wroci-do-polski-zlozyl-wnioski-do-rozkladu-jazdy-pkp-plk-153172.html

cc @rail @ptrc

#RegioJet #kolej #rail #OpenAccess

Before I go into the objections, let's see how things are laid out:

The voivodeship divided the order into three lots, all mostly centered on Olsztyn, its capital:
- Lot I - "Internal" - covering electric trains to Elbląg and Ełk via Korsze-Giżycko, and also diesel trains Korsze-Bartoszyce when that reopens in 2028 (hopefully)
- Lot II - "Diesel" - covering trains to Braniewo, Ełk via Szczytno-Pisz, Ostrołęka, the airport near Szymany, NEW trains from Ełk to Olecko (they're reopening that in 2027? huh), and on the middle east-west line that is to reopen for passenger traffic in June 2027 up to Mrągowo and in June 2028 to Ełk via Mikołajki
- Lot III - "Interregional Axis" - covering electric trains to Działdowo, Iława and Jabłonowo Pomorskie, as well as along the Warsaw-Gdańsk mainline between Działdowo and Iława, so everything south-west of Olsztyn (how did I manage to miswrite this so hard)

Here's a Paint-quality map of these for the more visual-minded:

#WarminskoMazurskie #rail #kolej #przetarg #RegionalRail