For the last few days, online booking systems of PKP Intercity have been experiencing repeating issues every afternoon. This affects all online booking platforms, but station ticket counters and machines are supposed to be functional. Alternatively, you can try booking in the morning or, in a reservation optional train, buy from the conductor: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-ma-problemy-ze-sprzedaza-biletow-przez-internet-152921.html

This comes on the heels of an announcement that roughly an eighth of PKPIC tickets are now sold at ticket desks, but the national carrier is not planning on closing any (more) of them… only shortening opening hours, closing individual windows and, well, if a franchisee pulls out and no one else steps up, there's not much they can do, can they?: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-ma-problemy-ze-sprzedaza-biletow-przez-internet-152921.html

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A member of the #PKPIC board of directors revealed that as many as 8 companies have submitted requests to participate in the HSR train tender proceedings launched in December. Additionally, the deadline for request submissions has been moved forward by a month, so it will take a while longer until we learn who they are and what the offers will be: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-osmiu-chetnych-na-dostawe-taboru-kdp-152

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In a response to a Diet/Sejm member's formal question, the Ministry of Infrastructure has revealed they are planning to extend the Stańczyk IC train from Gdynia-Olsztyn to Szczecin-Pisz in the 2026/7 timetable. This will bring back a long-distance connection to Pisz in the lake-filled Mazuria region after a one year absence (due to formerly diverted trains returning to running via Giżycko): https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/warminskomazurskie-kolej-dalekobiezna-powroci-do-pisza--144390.html

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Ticket sales for this year's summer Adriatic Express, now almost daily with through cars to Koper and bus connections to Trieste, will open on 5 May (post from original announcement here: https://mastodon.com.pl/@HaTetsu/115978116995697076): https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/klimczak-bilety-na-pociag-do-chorwacji-w-sprzedazy-od-5-maja-148407.html

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Poland's ED250 Pendolino units are making 250 km/h trial runs on the Central Trunk Line during nighttime possessions ahead of the deployment of GSM-R (the symbolic last lousy mast is coming up: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/final-budowy-systemu-gsmr-na-centralnej-magistrali-kolejowej-142276.html) and ETCS L2 that will finally allow them to attain that speed in regular service: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pendolino-znow-jezdzi-250-kmh-na-razie-tylko-na-nocnych-testach-147795.html

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The summer holiday night train TLK Wydmy, made famous for being extended to Bohumín to simplify handling borrowed Czech carriages, will run with all Polish cars this year - but still start in Bohumín because the ridership now justifies it all on its own: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/wakacyjny-tlk-z-czech-do-leby-i-helu-tym-razem-z-polskimi-wagonami--136635.html

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Once more, for English speakers!
Looks like starting this week, #PKPIC has new tariff integrations in the Pomeranian Voivodeship! (No, probably not a joke)
On one hand, all PKP IC single tickets between the Tricity (Gdańsk, Sopot or Gdynia) and any station outside of the Pomeranian Voivodeship are now valid on SKMT and Polregio trains within the borders of the three cities for 75 minutes before the scheduled departure or after the scheduled arrival as shown on the ticket. In the arrival case, you'll be able to request a delay certificate from the PKP IC conductor to start the 75 minutes from your actual arrival time (if your departing train is crazy late, you're kind of screwed, however).
On the other hand, "Taryfa Pomorska" SKMT and Polregio monthly passes are now valid on IC and TLK trains on their route (not commercial EIP).

So far, only valid until Railway New Year in December, probably will be extended.

Source: https://www.intercity.pl/pl/site/dla-pasazera/kup-bilet/honorowanie-biletow-pkp-ic-w-pociagach-innych-przewoznikow/honorowania-biletow-krajowych/honorowanie-z-pkp-szybka-koleja-miejska-w-trojmiescie/

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