Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK), the entity responsible for implementing the Port Polska project, has announced that it will launch a tender later this year for the procurement of AeroExpress trains capable of speeds of up to 200 km/h.
The decision to use conventional rolling stock capable of speeds up to 200 km/h for services between Warsaw, the new airport, and Łódź aims to reduce acquisition and operating costs while maintaining high transport efficiency.
Preparations are currently underway for the tender to procure AEX rolling stock for the Warsaw–airport–Łódź route. The newly established rolling stock company is set to launch the tender later this year.
The trains will provide future AeroExpress (AEX) services between Warsaw, the new airport, and Łódź and are expected to serve 30,000 passengers per day by 2035, according to the latest forecasts.
The trains, capable of speeds up to 350 km/h, will operate on longer routes, such as those from Warsaw via Łódź Fabryczna to Wrocław and Poznań.
In contrast, the AeroExpress trains will be the most convenient and primary mode of transport between Warsaw, the new airport, and Łódź.
Thanks to the high-speed rail infrastructure and the relatively short distance, they will offer high reliability while reducing pressure on high-speed services. AeroExpress trains are set to become the rail backbone of the Warsaw–Łódź “duo-pole,” said Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Maciej Lasek, the government’s representative for Centralny Port Komunikacyjny.
One train, three functions
AeroExpress trains will fulfill three main roles, providing airport access for passengers, daily commuter service between Warsaw and Łódź, and transportation for airport staff and employees in the airport’s extended operational area.
According to traffic forecasts, the trains could carry between 400 and 600 passengers at a time, due to the overlap of commuter and airport passenger flows.
The schedule proposed by Port Polska includes stops at Warsaw Central, Warsaw West, the airport, Brzeziny, Łódź Widzew, and Łódź Niciarniana, as well as at all stations in the urban tunnel between Łódź Fabryczna and Łódź Kaliska. This would ensure travel times competitive with other modes of transport:
- Warsaw Central – airport: approx. 22 minutes;
- Warsaw Central – Brzeziny: approx. 50 minutes;
- Warsaw Central – Łódź Fabryczna: approx. 1 hour and 8 minutes.
Attractive frequency and travel times
AeroExpress (AEX) services are designed to become the primary mode of transport on the route between Warsaw East Station, the new airport, and Łódź Kaliska. To ensure comfort and meet high demand, trains will run every 15 minutes on the Warsaw East–Airport section and every 30 minutes on the Warsaw East–Łódź route.
The schedule will reflect the needs of residents and passengers, as well as airport employees and those traveling at night, including passengers on night flights and shift workers. This will further strengthen the connections between Warsaw and Łódź.
AEX services would use the conventional tunnel operated by PKP PLK, while high-speed services would use the tunnel built as part of the Port Polska program.
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