Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has completed one of the four key tenders related to the CPK Airport project in Poland. As a result of the tender for the Master Civil Engineer (MCE), the company signed an agreement with the winner of the proceedings, Dar Al-Handasah Consultants.
The strategic tasks of Dar Al-Handasah will be the development of multi-discipline design plans and specifications for the technical infrastructure of the CPK Airport, including runways and taxi ways, aprons, utilities, and service lines, as well as civil structures. Dar will also be tasked with securing the essential construction permits on behalf of CPK, on-site services (under the right of option), and consulting at every stage of the project.
We are very happy to have completed such a critical tender on time. The Master Civil Engineer is one of the ‘Big Four’ developers for the airport project. The satisfaction is even greater that the winning bidder is such a well-known, renowned, experienced, and globally recognized company as Dar, with a track record of projects in Europe, the USA, the Middle East, Africa, and India,” says Mikołaj Wild, CEO of CPK company
With its global experience, strong portfolio and extensive competencies, Dar will bring advanced know-how in sustainable planning and net zero design capabilities to this project. Dar will also share with CPK its experience and expertise in the application of highly durable and safe airport facilities and technologies which meet both the current and future demands as well as the expectations of the market.
Dar is privileged to have been selected as the Master Civil Engineer on a Project as ambitious and visionary as the CPK Airport, and we look forward to working with CPK and the 3 other designers to support deliver its strategic vision, through a highly sustainable, future-fit transport hub that meets the aspirations of its communities, both now and for years to come
Dar is an internationally recognized design consultant with experience in planning and designing airports with technical infrastructure, bringing world-class engineering expertise in airport design with comprehensive consulting in architecture, infrastructure, processing, and sustainability.
Dar is the founding member of the Dar Group, a holding which has delivered projects that include such airports as the smart Dubai International airport, one of the world’s busiest airports and the Hamad International Airport in Qatar, recognised as the best airport in the world in the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2021 and 2022. Dar group has also supported the development of O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, LaGuardia Airport in New York, San Francisco International Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in China.
So far, as part of the airport component, the CPK company has announced four key tenders for the design works and design-related services: the Master Architect (MA), in which the offer of Foster + Partners and Buro Happold has been selected; the Master Civil Engineer (MCE), the Airport System Infrastructure Designer (ASID), and the Support Infrastructure Engineer (SIE). The first preparatory construction work on the CPK Airport is planned to begin in 2023.
The memorandum of understanding was signed today at a remote conference between Marcin Horała, the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and the Government Plenipotentiary for the CPK, and Byeon Chang-heum, South Korean Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Poland and South Korea declared cooperation not only as part of knowledgetransfer during the planning and designing of the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, but also at the intergovernmental: investment and economic level. The signed document is also an important step towards a strategic partnership with South Korea in the construction of the CPK.
Today marks a breakthrough moment for Centralny Port Komunikacyjny. Inauguration of cooperation with Korean Incheon Airport brings the CPK preparation into brand new stage of implementation. Since today, one of the biggest investment in Polish history, will be realized in cooperation with the extraordinary partner. Polish-Korean partnership creates new and promising fields of possibilities. The cooperation we inaugurate today is a combination of knowledge and ambition, experience and potential. This also a huge step towards so expected economic recovery. Today we commence a brand new chapter in the history of Poland’s modernization
At the same time the contract was signed by Mikołaj Wild, the President of the CPK Company, and Kim Kyung-wook, the new President & CEO of IIAC, managing the Incheon Airport. Under the agreement, the Asian hub acts as a strategic consultant to provide the CPK with the knowledge and experience necessary to plan and design the new airport. South Korean experts are already working on the premises of the CPK Company within an integrated team (consisting of the employees of the CPK Company and external consultants).
The first element of the cooperation is the opening report prepared by the representatives of the Incheon Airport. It provides a detailed description of the key experience gained by the Incheon Airport over a 20-year period as a reference for the implementation of the CPK master plan. These experiences address issues such as port operational management, airport-rail integration, milestones, Airport City development, innovationapproach and risk management. Incheon proposals will be further developed in close cooperation with the CPK.
Today’s event is a breakthrough for the CPK project, and positive information for the entire Polish economy. We have inaugurated cooperation not only between airports, but also at the intergovernmental level. Although these are activities at a high diplomatic and administrative level, we will guide them so that their benefits are felt by every Polish citizen
I hope today’s MoU would lead exchanges and cooperation of two countries to be improved in various sectors, especially the substantial cooperation in public infrastructure in general, including airports, roads, railways and urban planning
The contract was concluded for three years, which means that it covers the period of planning, designing and purchase of land. The cost of this cooperation is EUR3.5 million net.
I am glad that we have representatives of the Incheon Airport on board. This is one of the main hub ports in Asia and one of the world’s best organized airports. This is an absolutely key consultant for the CPK, a specific “second pair of eyes”, which will support the most important planning decisions and assist in the preparation and acceptance of specialized project definition documentation
It is a great honor to be a strategic advisor of the CPK Project of enormous symbolic importance to Polish economy and aviation industry. We will do our best to successfully execute our role in this project with all of our expertise and know-how to be a strategic partner in the future
Incheon is the main international airport of South Korea. It takes the 4th place in the world in the current Skytrax ranking, a prestigious list of the world's best hub airports. The airport was opened in 2001. The construction decision was taken after the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988 due to the insufficient capacity of the Gimpo Airport.
The Incheon Airport was built in stages. During the first stage, two parallel runways (3,750 m in length each) were built and the airport had a capacity of 30 million passengers and 1.7 million tonnes of goods per year. As a result of the dynamic development of the market, the government of South Korea has implemented further development stages. In 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, Incheon handled more than 71 million passengers and 2.7 million tonnes of goods.
According to the assumptions made so far, as part of the first phase, the Centralny Port Komuinikacyjny will be provided with two runways with a length of 4,000 m each and the possibility of handling up to 45 million passengers (this value will be confirmed in the course of preparations for the master plan of the airport). The capacity of the CPK can be increased by further investments under which the land reserve will be secured.
Incheon is located on Yeongjong island, 52 km from the center of Seoul. The CPK will be built 37 km from the center of Warsaw. In the case of Incheon, the railway station is located next to the main terminal building and provides convenient access to the center of Seoul. Passengers can use express trains that stop only in Incheon Airport and Seoul (such a trip takes approx. 40 minutes). The CPK will have a railway station integrated with the airport. The planned travel time by train with parking at the CPK and in the center of Warsaw is approx. 15 minutes.
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny is a planned transfer hub between Warsaw and Łódź, which will integrate air, rail, and road transport. The development envisages the construction of CPK Airport located 37 km west of Warsaw and covering the space of 3,000 ha. During the first stage, the airport will be able to handle 40 million passengers a year.
CPK is not only a modern airport, but also envisages railway investments for almost 2000 km of new lines. The CPK Railway Program consists of a total of 12 railway routes, including 10 “spokes” leading from various regions of Poland to Warsaw and the CPK Airport. Cross-border connections are also planned – preparatory works are already in progress for the section connecting Poland with the Czech Republic on the Katowice – Ostrava line. Connections to Ukraine (with Lviv and Kyiv) are planned and a trip to the Baltic States will be possible via the Rail Baltica line.
Countries of the CEE region may have a unique value proposition for the entire EU. CPK is committed to doing its part in developing common High Speed Rail system for CEE. We welcome close cooperation with Rail Baltica and I’m confident the agreement signed is a vital step towards cross-border integration, leading to greater connectivity and cohesion
Mikołaj Wild, the CEO at the CPK, Joanna Zasuń, Director of International Cooperation Department and Grzegorz Bogusławski, Deputy Director for Monitoring and Coordination Project at the Railway Subprogram Implementation Department of the CPK were met by RB Rail AS Management Board member and Chief Technical Officer Marc-Philippe El Beze, RB Rail AS Management Board member and Chief Financial Officer Ignas Degutis as well as Ģirts Bramans, Head of Strategic Stakeholders and Communication at RB Rail AS.
To ensure full integration with the TEN-T network, efficient connections with Poland are unquestionably significant. We are therefore particularly pleased to strengthen our collaboration with CPK, who not only in a way share similar challenges but more importantly – opportunities to those in the Rail Baltica global project. Cooperation between both mega projects is seen of strategic importance in the joint efforts to strengthen the European transport area
As part of the agreement RB Rail AS and CPK representatives agreed on the aim to promote innovative and virtuous research to build a shared international knowledge in the key sectors. They will establish a relationship of institutional and scientific collaboration in training, research and innovation projects. The companies will exchange their know-how by collaborating on topics of common interest, such as, but not limited to, technological innovation, maintenance, safety and sustainability. Cooperation should evolve towards a promotion of scientific and technological culture in the field of infrastructure investments.
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny is a planned transfer hub between Warsaw and Łódź, which will integrate air, rail, and road transport. The development envisages the construction of CPK located 37 km west of Warsaw and covering the space of 3,000 ha. During the first stage, the airport will be able to handle 40 million passengers a year.
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny is not only a modern airport, but also envisages railway investments for almost 2000 km of new lines. The CPK Railway Program consists of a total of 12 railway routes, including 10 “spokes” leading from various regions of Poland to Warsaw and theCentralny Port Komunikacyjny. Cross-border connections are also planned – preparatory works are already in progress for the section connecting Poland with the Czech Republic on the Katowice – Ostrava line. Connections to Ukraine (with Lviv and Kyiv) are planned and a trip to the Baltic States will be possible via the Rail Baltica line.
Countries of the CEE region may have a unique value proposition for the entire EU. Centralny Port Komunikacyjny is committed to doing its part in developing common High Speed Rail system for CEE. We welcome close cooperation with Rail Baltica and I’m confident the agreement signed is a vital step towards cross-border integration, leading to greater connectivity and cohesion
Mikołaj Wild, the CEO at the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, Joanna Zasuń, Director of International Cooperation Department and Grzegorz Bogusławski, Deputy Director for Monitoring and Coordination Project at the Railway Subprogram Implementation Department of the Solidarity Transport Hub Poland were met by RB Rail AS Management Board member and Chief Technical Officer Marc-Philippe El Beze, RB Rail AS Management Board member and Chief Financial Officer Ignas Degutis as well as Ģirts Bramans, Head of Strategic Stakeholders and Communication at RB Rail AS.
To ensure full integration with the TEN-T network, efficient connections with Poland are unquestionably significant. We are therefore particularly pleased to strengthen our collaboration with Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, who not only in a way share similar challenges but more importantly – opportunities to those in the Rail Baltica global project. Cooperation between both mega projects is seen of strategic importance in the joint efforts to strengthen the European transport area
As part of the agreement RB Rail AS and CPK representatives agreed on the aim to promote innovative and virtuous research to build a shared international knowledge in the key sectors. They will establish a relationship of institutional and scientific collaboration in training, research and innovation projects. The companies will exchange their know-how by collaborating on topics of common interest, such as, but not limited to, technological innovation, maintenance, safety and sustainability. Cooperation should evolve towards a promotion of scientific and technological culture in the field of infrastructure investments.
The tender procedure, which was recently announced, intends to entrust an Airport Systems Integration Designer to carry out works to ensure proper implementation and integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) systems and Special Airport Systems (SAS) for the CPK airport.
ASID tasks will include, among others, collecting functional and technical requirements for all ICT/SAS systems of the CPK airport and designing their integration. When developing the Systems Master Plan and system integration design, it is important to comply with the concept of operations, cybersecurity requirements and analysis of innovative technological solutions, including e.g. biometrics or data management and analysis. Which means, that the scope of works will be very broad and the responsibility very high
The task correctly performed by the ASID will become the basis for further design and execution activities for the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny. The products developed by the ASID are intended not only to enable design, delivery and implementation of ICT/SAS systems by other companies, but also to partly become the basis of design for Master Architect (MA), Master Civil Engineer (MCE) and Supporting Infrastructure Designer (SIE).
ASID services are necessary to ensure high-performing airport operations, passenger and aircraft processing, energy management and reliable safety systems. All these features are closely interconnected and require advanced ICT solutions at the future CPK. The CPK Program’s requirements focus on modern technologies, safety, sustainability and passenger satisfaction. Real-time information exchange between systems is crucial to achieving these goals and that generates the need to hire the Airport Systems Integration Designer
The ASID will be selected under an open tender procedure. Details can be found on the SmartPZP platform [https://portal.smartpzp.pl/cpk/public/postepowanie?postepowanie=29419927]. The closing date for submission of tenders is 14.07.2022.
Preparations for the construction of the CPK have raised great interest of local communities and public persons in recent weeks. Letters on this matter were sent to the Government Plenipotentiary for the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, by, among others, Vice-Speaker of the Sejm Piotr Zgorzelski and Deputy Ombudsman Stanisław Trociuk. Questions on the CPK were also asked at the last meeting of the Sejm.
REPLY TO THE STANDPOINT OF THE BARANÓW MUNICIPALITY COUNCIL
The Government Plenipotentiary for the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny referred to The standpoint of the Baranów Municipality Council on the draft Regulation of the Council of Ministers on the municipalities where special principles of real property management, planning and spatial development and implementation of public purpose investments in the scope of the CPK will be applied, excluding the process of consultations with the local governments adopted by Resolution No. XXXVI/180/2021.
In reply to the standpoint of the Council of the Municipality, the Plenipotentiary, among others, assured about the willingness to continue constructive dialogue with local communities from the area of the planned investment, including local government units.
The draft Regulation of the Council of Ministers was referred to inter-ministerial arrangements. Detailed information on the project can be found on the Government Legislation Centre website, where it was published on Wednesday, 10 March 2021.
DRAFT REGULATION ON THE SITE OF THE GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION CENTER
The purpose of the regulations included in the draft Regulation is namely to ensure a well-established legal environment which will introduce stability and certainty of the procedures conducted both for the residents and persons responsible for the implementation of the investment. It is, therefore, important for all stakeholders of the future airport that these provisions be adopted as soon as possible.
REPLY TO THE REQUEST OF THE VICE-SPEAKER OF THE SEJM
The Government Plenipotentiary for the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny thanked Piotr Zgorzelski, the Vice-Speaker of the Sejm, for his interest in the design of the CPK and for providing signals from residents about the works carried out in the area of the future investment.
It should be remembered that the currently performed works are designed to determine the existing condition of the environment and consist in conducting observations practically without any interference with the site. These activities are based on good practice of performing such activities, developed for many years, and applied during implementation of infrastructure investments in Poland. It should also be emphasized that they are not of an invasive nature affecting soil, land, buildings or causing any damage to property of the owner of the real property or perpetual usufructuary.
REPLY TO THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN’S SPEECH
In addition, the Government Plenipotentiary for the CPK provided the Deputy Ombudsman – Stanisław Trociuk with detailed information on the implemented investment programme of the CPK, covering the implementation of the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, construction of almost 1,800 km of railway lines and 400 km of new roads.
The scope of consultation and information activities in which local communities have their specific place is also adapted to such a large size of the entire investment. The CPK investment process not only honours all legally required conditions for public consultations at individual stages of the investment process, but also additional actions in this respect are carried out, not required by law.
IATA is an international organisation with over 70 years of tradition. It represents around 290 airlines in 120 countries, which is 83% of total air traffic. It was IATA that was commissioned by Poland to prepare forecasts of the air traffic in Poland, including the construction of the CPK in 2027. They take into account the current situation of the aviation market, the course of the pandemic, macroeconomic and demographic factors, airline development trends or carriers’ development strategies.
The completion of CPK is a key investment priority for Poland. CPK will be a catalyst for other infrastructure projects and will be a positive stimulus for the economy, the labour market and GDP. The future starts right now and despite the difficult situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Poland cannot stop its investments
The forecasts prepared by IATA confirm the right direction taken by the CPK developers. A return to pre-pandemic levels is forecast for 2024 – around 50 million passengers at Polish airports. In 2040, this is expected to be around 100 million and over 140 million passengers in 2060 (baseline scenario).
The forecasts are clear – what lies ahead is not only a return to pre-pandemic performance, but also further dynamic market growth after 2024. With the construction of the CPK, we will attract around 850 million passengers by 2060. There could hardly be a more irrefutable argument for the construction of CPK. I am glad that such a recognised institution as IATA sees the value of our project and says directly that without it we will not make a step forward
IATA forecasts around 30 million passengers for the CPK in its first full year of operation (baseline scenario). The level of 40 million passengers is to be reached in 2035 and 50 million in 2044. At the end of the forecast – in 2060 – it predicts about 65 million in the baseline scenario, 48.5 million in the high scenario, and in the most optimistic scenario, CPK will serve about 72 million passengers.
Reliable aviation forecasts are a key part of airport planning. The professionalism and data of IATA, the most important airline association in the world, guarantee that the infrastructure we plan will match demand. The airport will already be able to handle 40 million passengers at the first stage, which should provide sufficient capacity until 2035. At the same time, if the market develops at the assumed pace, we will very soon be able to increase the airport capacity even more
IATA’s forecasts also indicate how the quantity of the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny passengers should develop. In the first period (2027-2035), it is expected to be 40 million passengers per year and should increase to 50 million passengers in the next 7-10 years. By 2060, the volume should reach 65 million passengers per year.
In addition to passenger traffic, IATA has prepared a cargo forecast. It takes into account the current situation of Chopin Airport, which handles less than 1% of the European air cargo. Currently as much as 62% of the air cargo from the Central and Eastern Europe (approx. 1.8 million tonnes per year) is exported to airports in Western Europe. IATA forecasts that the CPK Airport could gain up to 20% market share in the Central and Eastern Europe in the short term. According to forecasts, without the construction of CPK, Poland would have missed out on 35 million tonnes of cargo by 2060.
The cargo forecast (baseline scenario) for CPK indicates 0.5 million tonnes in 2030, one million tonnes in 2035, up to 1.76 million at the end of the forecast period, i.e. in 2060. Thus, the CPK Airport has a chance to join the largest cargo hubs in Europe – for example, Frankfurt Airport currently handles 2.1 million tonnes of cargo per year, Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris – 2.1 million, and London Heathrow – 1.7 million.
IATA forecasts were made for years 2022-2060 in three scenarios: baseline – based on the most reasonable assumptions, including those for pandemic development and GDP growth; high – assuming, among other things, shorter-lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and higher economic development in Poland; low – assuming that all adverse factors would occur. The key assumptions of the forecast also include, among others, maintaining the operation of all regional airports in Poland, the opening of Radom airport, the construction of the CPK Airport, the implementation of the CPK Railway Programme, including the HSR sections, as well as the strategic plans of airlines gathered through consultations.
In addition, the updated forecast results have been analysed and assessed in detail by the CPK Strategic Advisor – Seoul Incheon Airport and by the Master Plan Consultant, and the CPK capacity levels have also been checked by the Integrator Programme Manager. All entities have assessed the assumptions and results of the forecasts as “correct and appropriate” – for use when planning the CPK construction.
The aim of the open tendering procedure is to select eight contractors to be contracted by the CPK to perform individual tasks (preparatory works at the CPK) under simplified executory procedures.
19 tenders were received – from 6 consortia (consisting of a total of 13 entities) and 13 companies acting alone. These are the largest construction companies in Poland and large companies from Europe and Asia, experienced in large infrastructure projects. A full list of companies that submitted tenders can be found on the SmartPZP Platform of the CPK.
The market has responded positively to our concept of working with contractors under framework agreements. This is a good sign. Tenders were submitted by established contractors with extensive domestic and international experience. Contractors have rightly chosen to invest in building long-term relationships based on credibility and trust. As with other framework agreements, in the first stage of the procedure, after checking the formal criteria, we will mainly take into account the experience, financial and economic capacity and resources of the tenderers. However, the price and delivery time will play an important role in the executory contract procurement procedures
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The scope of the contract includes preparatory works for the construction of the airport, i.e., among others, ground levelling, development of the construction site, construction of temporary facilities, demolitions, connections to the civil engineering infrastructure network for the needs of the investment and other works that do not require preparation of building plans.
The contractors’ tasks will also include: submitting notifications of construction works, geodetic works and preparing as-built documentation. The contract also includes numerous accompanying works and services, such as preparing design documentation and technical specifications for the execution and acceptance of construction works, as well as obtaining administrative decisions, arrangements and opinions necessary to carry out the investment
In accordance with the public procurement law, the last formalities must be completed before the procedure is concluded. Appeals which may affect the extension of the procedure may be lodged in the procedure. The final step will be to sign a framework agreement with each of the selected companies.
The CPK company is consistently meeting its schedule and aims to start preparatory works on the airport site in 2023, as planned. The scope and time limits of subsequent activities will be adjusted to the processes of obtaining administrative decisions and acquiring further real properties by the CPK. The completion of the preparatory works should coincide with the start of the main works. This will reduce delivery times and maintain the proper pace of the investment process.
The framework agreement for construction works is another major tender of the CPK company. In October 2021, a procedure for designing railway investments worth over PLN 7 billion was announced. And in January this year, a tender procedure was launched for a contract engineer, i.e. an entity which, on behalf of the CPK company, will supervise individual stages of investment in the railway programme. The estimated value of this agreement is PLN 2.5 billion.
In December last year, the company announced its preferred location of the airport. It covers an area of approximately 41 sq km within the area of three communes: Baranów, Teresin and Wiskitki.
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, as part of the first stage, will have two runways, each 4,000 m long. In the airport part, the investment is at the stage of advanced environmental and terrain studies, preparation of a Master Plan and purchase of real properties, and in the railway part – at the stage of preparation of feasibility studies (FS) for approx. 1,300 km of planned lines (e.g. Warsaw-CPK-Łódź-Wrocław-Czech border) and a building permit design for a long-distance tunnel in Łódź.
Co-operation with the Łukasiewicz Research Network is intended to provide the CPK with research and development facilities and, ultimately, to stimulate the emergence of new technologies that will have a positive impact both on implementation of the CPK and on competitiveness of the Polish economy. The co-operation of both entities assumes the use of Łukasiewicz’s research potential in such promising areas as, for example, smart logistics infrastructure, modern building and construction materials or land and air transport risk information management systems.
Megaprojects are not only a positive stimulus for the GDP, economy and labour market, but also a boost for science and innovation. Given the scale of the challenges in our programme, we need to keep a close eye on the latest technological trends and, based on these, search for effective solutions, sometimes not previously practised. This requires co-operation with top-class specialists, so that the search for innovation does not become “art for art’s sake”. Thanks to co-operation with the Łukasiewicz Research Network, we gain access to the knowledge and resources of the best scientific institutes in Poland. This way we gain an opportunity to take advantage of the achievements of Polish science to support the transformational nature of the CPK programme
Łukasiewicz Institutes have the potential to carry out multidisciplinary projects in the areas of transport, logistics, aviation, automation and ensure new materials in partnership with large-scale enterprises. We want to make use of our know-how by acting as an R&D facility for the CPK. There are already dozens of projects in our portfolio that have implementation potential, and this is just the beginning of Lukasiewicz’s capabilities, with a group of over 4,500 scientists and engineers behind it. We are looking forward to the co-operation with CPK and new development opportunities, which the implementation of this project opens for the Polish economy
Joint CPK and Lukasiewicz projects are to be partly financed by EU funds under the Horizon Europe programme. In the race to obtain European funding, both parties to the agreement will be supported by the Center For Foresight and Internationalization. It is a unit established last year at Łukasiewicz – ORGMASZ, whose task is, among others, to support Polish science through involvement in the implementation of European research projects.
According to the report of analytical company Kearney, by 2040, the investments associated with the CPK will generate a total of approx. 290,000 new jobs, 780 billion PLN of added value (increase in the value of goods in a given period is described) and almost a trillion PLN of increase in production.
The contract covers a Feasibility Study (FS), i.e. the necessary pre-design documentation, for a fragment of the so-called CPK Spoke No. 1. Section CPK – Płock – Włocławek is another railway route under preparation by CPK, leading through the Mazowieckie Voivodeship, but at the same time it is the first investment of this company in Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship.
The CPK Company signed a contract with the consortium of IDOM Inżynieria, Architektura i Doradztwo, BBF and Arcadis selected in a tender procedure. The agreement is worth over PLN 38 million net. The length of the planned route is approximately 122 km.
Thanks to this CPK rail investment, trains will initially travel at speeds of up to 250 km/h. However, the design speed assumed for this section is 350 km/h. This is the value to which the maximum speed can be increased in the future without altering the trackbed or changing the curve geometry.
Płock is a textbook example of transport exclusion. The radial distance between Warszawa Centralna (Warsaw Central Station) and Płock railway station building is a mere 94 km. Nevertheless, it takes almost 3 hours by train to get there. In addition, there is only one non-stop train a day on this route, which departs from Płock… at 4:30 AM. Not surprisingly, most residents choose the car. Our investment will mean that many more passengers will use the railway
The High Speed Rail planned as part of the CPK is a step forward for the Polish railway infrastructure and a huge benefit for passengers. The winners of this project will include the inhabitants of Płock, who will finally start using comfortable and fast trains. Currently, mainly railbuses run from Płock, for example to Kutno and Sierpc. It has only been a year since the inhabitants of this city can travel by train directly to Gdańsk and Katowice
What will be the benefits for the passengers? Once this section has been built, the time of travel by train from Płock to Warsaw will be reduced to 45 minutes (today it takes almost 3 hours to travel by train), and from Włocławek – to 1 hour 5 minutes (now it takes at least 2 hours). It will take time to get to the CPK – after the construction of “spoke” No. 1: 30 min. from Płock and 50 min. from Włocławek.
Last December, the railway line from the CPK junction through Płock and Włocławek, for which we are now starting work on the Feasibility Study, was included in the TEN-T network update project, i.e. on the list of priority EU investments. This is very good news, which opens up an opportunity for our company to successfully apply for further EU funds
As part of the FS, the contractor shall deliver to the CPK Company, among others, traffic forecasts as well as analyses — for instance, technical, environmental and multi-criteria analyses. The time to prepare the so-called Investor option, for which an environmental decision will then be obtained, is 12 months. The contract will be longer because its scope will also include, among others, geological surveys, including documentation and maps for design purposes. The next stage — after completion of the FS — will include, among others, development of the conceptual and building permit designs.
I am pleased that we are participating in the work to extend the Central Trunk Line northwards, which has been planned since the 1970s. This is another necessary component of the HSR system. The subsequent infrastructure quality depends on the planning and design documentation, so the experience of our staff will be very useful
Ultimately, the Northern Central Trunk Line, i.e. CPK Spoke No. 1, will be extended with a new route to the Tri-City. For Płock, the travel time to Gdynia will then be 1 hour 40 minutes (currently at least 5 hours), and for Włocławek – 1 hour 20 minutes. Thanks to this investment, train travel time to Toruń and Bydgoszcz will also be significantly shortened.
In the coming months, the CPK company plans to hold up to 150 consultation meetings with local government officials, residents and industry partners in the communes between the CPK hub, Płock and Włocławek. According to schedules, the first construction works on this section are due to start in 2024. The entire high-speed section should be operational by the end of 2029.
The CPK Railway Programme #KolejNaPolske provides for the construction of 344 km of new railway lines in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship by the CPK company and the modernisation of 654 km of existing lines by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe. In Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship it will be: 168 km of new lines and 233 km to be rebuilt respectively.
So far, the CPK company has developed feasibility studies for 9 railway investments in different parts of Poland. After signing the 10th contract – for the section: CPK Junction – Płock – Włocławek, the total length of lines covered by preparatory works is almost 1,300 km.
The CPK company is preparing the construction of 12 railway routes, including 10 so-called spokes from various regions of Poland to Warsaw and the new airport. In total, there are 30 investment tasks and nearly 1,800 km of new railway lines to be completed by the end of 2034.