Poland’s Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) is making strides in its mission to integrate air, road, freight, and passenger rail operations into a unified hub, marking the country’s largest infrastructure project. Currently engaged in land acquisitions and geological excavations, CPK is crucially defining the coexistence of diverse transport modes within the hub and across Poland. The focus extends to rail freight, where CPK is actively preparing for a comprehensive transport model, emphasizing intermodal transport and strategic location planning.
CPK plans to construct a rail freight terminal near the airport to streamline cargo transport, serving airport needs and facilitating freight trains awaiting slots at CPK railway lines. Multiple intermodal terminals are envisioned along CPK’s high-speed rail network, enabling seamless integration of passenger and rail freight traffic. President Andrzej Duda hails CPK as one of Poland’s most significant 21st-century projects, recognizing the challenge of harmonizing diverse transport modes efficiently. To address this complexity, CPK implements the TMT freight transport model, a pioneering tool comprehensively analyzing all transport modes to inform decisions on rail infrastructure development supporting both freight traffic and lightweight intermodal trains based on traffic volumes.
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