New directions for Pendolino

Pendolino, the newly introduced Italian tilting train, is still growing in popularity in Poland. The Polish railway company PKP InterCity wants to develop the net and launch new connections. Pendolino will soon stop in Lubliniec and in December in Gliwice and in Zabrze. Other stations in which the new train will reach may include Kołobrzeg and Jelenia Góra. InterCity planned for Pendolino to pass through were Bielsko-Biała and Rzeszów. The problem there is, however, the fact that the modernization of rail tracks, which have to be prepared in order for the Pendolino to drive at high speed, is still delayed. New connections are crucial for InterCity, as the popularity of the train is still on the rise. Only in July 2015, Pendolino carried 640,000 people, which is 27 percent more than last year. The company also expects a similarly successful second half of 2015, which means 30 million passengers.