Alstom has signed a new contract with PORR to execute a number of works related to the installation of railway traffic control devices in the newly-constructed long-distance tunnel in Łódź.
The investment will form a key part of railway line no. 85, also known as railway ‘Y’, which by 2032 will connect both Warsaw and the new national airport with Łódź before enabling the launch of new High-Speed Rail connections to Wrocław and Poznań.
Alstom will design and supply all signalling solutions for the new Łódź High-Speed Tunnel
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Alstom has now been made officially responsible for both the design and construction of signalling solutions within the tunnel, as well as its overall integration into the area surrounding Łódź Widzew station. These solutions form part of the company’s Onvia mainline signalling portfolio, with this latest contract representing the first signalling contract carried out by Alstom under the high-speed rail infrastructure associated with the development of the Port Polska investment programme.
Adam Juretko, Branch Director Katowice at Alstom Polska, said:
The design and installation of the railway traffic control system in the long-distance tunnel in Łódź is of strategic importance for the safety and reliability of the entire investment. It is a unique project, both in terms of scale and technical requirements.
In its execution, we will use the many years of experience of our Katowice team of qualified engineers in designing and implementing control systems, gained both in Poland and through international projects across Europe. We are proud to support the development of High-Speed Rail infrastructure as part of the Port Polska programme.
The Łódź tunnel is planned to have a diameter of 14 metres and a length of 4.6km, which will make it the longest and largest diameter railway tunnel structure in Poland. All trains will pass through the city centre at a depth of between 25 and 35 metres.