PLN 3.2 billion investment in Polish railways
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At a press conference in Zamość, the president of PKP PLK, Ireneusz Merchel, announced that PLN 3.2 billion would be invested in upgrades to rail lines between Warsaw and Lublin, according to a press report on Monday. Merchel indicated that the work should be completed relatively quickly, and that one of the main benefits would be a much-improved travel time between Lublin and the Polish capital. “December 30 will be the opening of tenders. We anticipate that by the end of the Q1, 2017, a contract will be signed. In June, we want to [start] work on this section. We want [it] completed by the end of 2018,” he said.
After improvements to the main line Number 7 (Warsaw – Lublin), travel time will be reduced from the current 2 hours, 15 minutes, to just 90 minutes, the report said. The speed of interregional trains carrying passengers will increase to 160 kilometres per hour.
