PKP PLK launches modernization tenders worth over PLN 2 bln

State-run rail infrastructure operator PKP PLK launched four tenders worth over PLN 2 billion combined for the modernization of a part of the 131 line connecting Silesia with the Baltic coast (so-called “coal-line”). The tenders concern the Chorzów Batory - Tarnowskie Góry - Zduńska Wola - Karsznice section. The modernization works will be conducted on 165 kilometers of tracks, which will allow trains to move faster (140 km/h for passenger trains and 120 km/h for cargo), build new stations and improve cargo transport, PKP PLK said.