Record number of rail passengers in first half of 2017

As many as 153.3 million passengers traveled in Poland by train in the first six months of the year, according to data released by the Office of Rail Transport (UTK). This is a 5.1 percent more than in the corresponding period last year. This is the best result in the last 10 years. The average person traveled 70 kilometers during his trip. The company with the most passengers was Przewozy Regionalne which transported 26.69 percent of all passengers, followed by Koleje Mazowieckie (21.01 percent) and PKP SKM 13.83 percent.