Rail transport in Poland

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Rail transport in Poland
New Pendolino train in Kraków
Operation
National railway	PKP Group
Infrastructure company	PKP PLK
Major operators	passenger: PKP Intercity Polregio Koleje Wielkopolskie Koleje Mazowieckie SKM Koleje Śląskie & others cargo: PKP Cargo DB Cargo Polska Lotos Kolej CTL Logistics PKP LHS & others
Statistics
Ridership	310 million (2018)[1]
Passenger km	2.0833×1010
Freight	121,258 million tkm
System length
Total	18,680 km (11,610 mi)
Electrified	11,998 km (7,455 mi)
High-speed	0 km (0 mi)
Track gauge
Main	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
High-speed	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification
Main	3 kV DC
Features
No. stations	2,652

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The Polish railways network consists of around 18,510 kilometres (11,500 mi) of track as of 2019,^[2]: 18 of which 11,998 km (7,455 mi) is electrified.^[2]: 26 The national electrification system runs at 3 kV DC.

Poland is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC), its UIC Country Code is 51.

Rail services are operated by a range of public and private rail operators. The state-owned PKP Group operates the majority of rail services. In addition to PKP owned companies, there are a number of private cargo operators, as well as a number of independent passenger operators, with the latter owned predominantly by Voivodeship provincial governments.