{{Short description|Train operator in Poland}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox company | name = Polregio | logo = Logo PolRegio.svg | logo_size = 195px | type = [[S.A. (corporation)|Spółka akcyjna]] | slogan = | founded = {{start date|2001|10|01|df=yes}} | hq_location = [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] | key_people = {{indented plainlist| * Adam Pawlik, CEO * Marcin Mróz, Chairman of the supervisory board }} | num_employees = 6,637 (November 2022) | industry = [[Rail transport]] | products = | revenue = | net_income = | website = {{official URL}} | image_size = 280px | image_caption = ED78-024 [[Newag Impuls]] type at [[Poznań Główny]] station | image = ED78-024 Newag Impuls Polregio 1.jpg }}
'''Polregio''' (formerly '''Przewozy Regionalne''', {{Literal translation|Regional Transport}}) is a train operator in [[Poland]], responsible for local and interregional [[passenger transportation]]. Each day it runs approximately 3,000 regional trains. In 2002 it carried 215 million passengers.
The company was founded in 2001 from the splitting of the PKP Passenger Transport Sector of the once-unitary [[Polish State Railways]] national rail operator into several companies to meet [[European Union]] requirements.
== Train categories == ;REGIO (R) :local passenger train, 2nd class only, stops (usually) at all stations ;REGIOplus :semi-fast local passenger train, 2nd class only, stops at a limited number of stations, same fare as Regio ;interREGIO (IR) :low-cost inter-regional fast train, 2nd class only, stops at medium and major stations only; since 1 September 2015 only on routes [[Łódź]] – [[Warsaw|Warszawa]] and [[Ełk]] – [[Grodno]] (Belarus), due to company's economics and restructuring.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zmiany w ofercie Przewozów Regionalnych |url=http://www.przewozyregionalne.pl/node/18425 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815012408/http://www.przewozyregionalne.pl/node/18425 |archive-date=2015-08-15 |access-date=18 September 2015 |publisher=Przewozy Regionalne |language=pl}}</ref> ;REGIOekspres (RE) :fast trains on international routes; stop at major stations only; 1st and 2nd class, higher standard than IR; currently only on the routes: [[Dresden Hauptbahnhof|Dresden Hbf]] – [[Wrocław Main Station|Wrocław Główny]] and [[Frankfurt (Oder)]]-[[Poznań]] (both operated by [[DB Regio]] on the [[Germany|German]] part of the route as [[RegionalExpress]])
From 26 May 2006 until 1 February 2014, Polregio also operated an [[airport rail link]] service (the first in whole of Poland) called ''Balice Express'', connecting [[Kraków Airport]] (via [[Kraków Lotnisko railway station]]) with [[Kraków Główny]] at its own fare. The service ceased when the railway line was upgraded and electrified and then taken over by [[Lesser Poland Railways]] for its SKA1 line.
For domestic routes IR and RE trains share the same fare for the 2nd class (meaning you can board an RE train with an IR ticket and vice versa). With the exception of the two above-mentioned ''RegioExpress'' trains, there is no reservation in any of the Polregio trains.
Until 1 December 2008 the company also used to run other 300 interregional and international fast trains ({{lang|pl|pociąg pospieszny}}), but per the government's decision, the interregional and international fast trains were transferred to its then-sister company, [[PKP Intercity]] and rebranded to {{lang|pl|Tanie Linie Kolejow}} ({{Literal translation|Cheap Railway Lines}}).
== Ownership == Until 22 December 2008 Polregio was a wholly owned subsidiary of the [[PKP Group]], after that date all of its shares have been transferred to the 16 [[Voivodeships of Poland|voivodeship]] governments. Thus, the company is no longer part of the PKP Group and on interregional routes its ''InterRegio'' trains compete with [[PKP Intercity]] TLK trains.
On 8 December 2009, the company changed its name from ''PKP Przewozy Regionalne'' to ''Przewozy Regionalne'', and in January 2017, the company started using the brand name ''POLREGIO'' for its services.<ref>{{cite web |date=2017-01-02 |title=Regional Transport turns into POLREGIO! |url=http://polregio.pl/en/for-travelers/informations/regional-transport-turns-into-polregio/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307045046/http://polregio.pl/en/for-travelers/informations/regional-transport-turns-into-polregio/ |archive-date=2017-03-07 |website=polregio.pl}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable" !Voivodship!!Number<br>of shares!!Percentage<br>of shares!!Location of<br>directorate |- |[[Greater Poland Voivodship|Greater Poland]] |123,243 |9.7% |[[Poznań]] |- |[[Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship|Kuyavia-Pomerania]] |73,691 |5.8% |[[Bydgoszcz]] |- |[[Lesser Poland Voivodship|Lesser Poland]] |81,315 |6.4% |[[Kraków]] |- |[[Łódź Voivodship|Łódź]] |72,421 |5.7% |[[Łódź]] |- |[[Lower Silesian Voivodship|Lower Silesia]] |92,750 |7.3% |[[Wrocław]] |- |[[Lublin Voivodship|Lublin]] |69,880 |5.5% |[[Lublin]] |- |[[Lubusz Voivodship|Lubusz]] |45,739 |3.6% |[[Zielona Góra]] |- |[[Masovian Voivodship|Masovia]] |171,523 |13.5% |[[Warsaw]] |- |[[Opole Voivodship|Opole]] |43,198 |3.4% |[[Opole]] |- |[[Podlaskie Voivodeship|Podlaskie]] |48,281 |3.8% |[[Białystok]] |- |[[Pomeranian Voivodship|Pomerania]] |90,208 |7.1% |[[Gdynia]] |- |[[Silesian Voivodship|Silesia]] |116,890 |9.2% |[[Katowice]] |- |[[Subcarpathian Voivodship|Subcarpathia]] |62,257 |4.9% |[[Rzeszów]] |- |[[Świętokrzyskie Voivodship|Świętokrzyskie]] |38,116 |3.0% |[[Kielce]] |- |[[Warmian-Masurian Voivodship|Warmia-Masuria]] |67,339 |5.3% |[[Olsztyn]] |- |[[West Pomeranian Voivodship|West Pomerania]] |73,691 |5.8% |[[Szczecin]] |}
== Rolling stock ==
=== Electric multiple units === {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" ! rowspan="2" |Family ! rowspan="2" |Class ! rowspan="2" |Image ! rowspan="2" |Cars ! rowspan="2" |Type ! colspan="2" |Top speed ! rowspan="2" |Number ! rowspan="2" |Builder ! rowspan="2" |Refurbished by |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" !km/h !mph |- |{{center|–}} |[[PKP class EN57|EN57]] |[[File:EN57_1267_on_the_line_from_Liswarta_to_Herby_Nowe._Temporary_detour_due_to_track_works_(Herby_Nw.).jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |3 | rowspan="18" |[[Electric multiple unit|EMU]] |110–120 |68–75 |295 |[[Pafawag]] |[[Pesa Mińsk Mazowiecki]], [[Newag]], HCP FPS |- |{{center|–}} |[[PKP class EN71|EN71]] |[[File:Czestochowa_rail_2024_5.jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |4 |110 |69 |4 |[[Pafawag]] |{{center|–}} |- |{{center|–}} |[[PKP class ED72|ED72]] |[[File:ED72-008_(2),_Kraków_Główny,_2014-08-19_(Muri_WK14).jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |4 |110–120 |68–75 |20 |[[Pafawag]] |[[Pesa Mińsk Mazowiecki]] |- |{{center|–}} |[[PKP class EN81|EN81]] |[[File:WK15_Bielsko_Biała_Główna_(31)_Travelarz.jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |1 |120 |75 |6 |[[Pesa]] |{{center|–}} |- | rowspan="8" |[[Newag Impuls]] |[[Newag 19WE|14WE]] |[[File:19_WE-SKM_Warszawa_(1).JPG|100x100px]] | align="center" |3 |110 |69 |5 |[[Newag]] |{{center|–}} |- |EN63 |[[File:36WE-001.jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |3 | rowspan="6" |160 | rowspan="6" |100 |59 |[[Newag]] | rowspan="11" |{{center|–}} |- |ED78 |[[File:ED78-024_Newag_Impuls_Polregio_4.jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |4 |30 |[[Newag]] |- |EN78 |[[File:ED78-024_Newag_Impuls_Polregio_2.jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |4 |5 |[[Newag]] |- |EN90 |[[File:25.06.24_Słupsk_EN90-007_(53822581238).jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |5 |10 |[[Newag]] |- |EN98 |[[File:Newag_Impuls_EN98-003,_Przewozy_Regionalne_(23227133223).jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |2 |12 |[[Newag]] |- |31WEbb |[[File:Ładzin_-_31WEbb-021_-_01.05.2026_09-51-018.jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |4 |29 |[[Newag]] |- |36WEhb |[[File:36WEh-002-Kolobrzeg.jpg|99x99px]] | align="center" |4 | | |8 |[[Newag]] |- | rowspan="4" |[[Pesa Elf]] |EN62 |[[File:EN62-001.jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |3 | rowspan="4" |160 | rowspan="4" |100 |6 |[[Pesa]] |- |EN76 |[[File:EN76-048_(2),_Toruń_Główny,_2014-08-22_(Muri_WK14).jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |4 |8 |[[Pesa]] |- |EN96 |[[File:EN96_001.jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |2 |8 |[[Pesa]] |- |22WEg |[[File:2024-01-01_22WEg_at_Bydgoszcz_Główna.jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |4 |5 |[[Pesa]] |- |[[Pesa Acatus Plus]] |EN64 |[[File:Tarnow_EN64.jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |3 | rowspan="2" |160 | rowspan="2" |100 |5 |[[Pesa]] | rowspan="2" |{{center|–}} |- |[[Pesa Acatus Plus]] |EN99 |[[File:EN99-001_w_Krynicy_-_Zdroju_(33734230996).jpg|100x100px]] | align="center" |2 |8 |[[Pesa]] |}
=== Electric locomotives === (as at 15 June 2020) {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" !Type !Number !Speed !Manufacturer !Modernized |- |[[PKP class EP07|EP07P]] |5 |125 km/h |[[Pafawag]] |ZNLE Gliwice |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan="5" style="text-align:right" |'''Together: 5''' |} <gallery widths="200" heights="150" perrow="5"> File:EP07-2003 (38296237764).jpg|[[PKP class EP07|EP07P]]-2003 </gallery>
=== Diesel locomotives === (as at 15 June 2020) {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" !Type !Number !Speed !Manufacturer !Modernized |- |[[PKP class SM42|SM42]] |11 |90 km/h | rowspan="2" |[[Fablok]] | |- |[[PKP class SU42|SU42]] |7 |90 km/h |ZNTK Nowy Sącz |- |[[PKP class SM04|SM04]] |5 |30 km/h |[[Zastal]] | |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan="5" style="text-align:right" |'''Together: 23''' |} <gallery widths="200" heights="150" perrow="5"> Lokomotywa spalinowa SM42-329 na stacji Jastarnia - lipiec 2021.jpg|[[Fablok 6D|SM42]]-3229 Stiopa-SU42-509 foto.2.jpg|[[SU42]] SM04-742 (38990941841).jpg|[[SM04]]-742 </gallery>
=== Carriages === (as at 15 June 2020) {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" !Type !Number !Speed !Manufacturer !Modernized |- |[[PKP class 120A|120A]] |9 |120 km/h |[[Pafawag]] | |- |[[Bombardier Double-deck Coach#First Generation|Bmnopux]] |18 |120 km/h |[[Waggonbau Görlitz]] | rowspan="5" |[[Pojazdy Szynowe Pesa Bydgoszcz|Pesa]] |- |[[PKP class 111A|161A]] |5 |160 km/h | rowspan="4" |[[H. Cegielski – Poznań|HCP]] |- |[[PKP class 111A|162A]] |6 |160 km/h |- |[[PKP class 111A|163A]] |5 |160 km/h |- |[[PKP class 111A|113Aa]] |2 |160 km/h |- ! colspan="5" |'''Together: 45''' |} <gallery> File:Pociąg nr 90503 relacji Gdynia Główna Hel na stacji Jastarnia - czerwiec 2021 - 1.jpg|Bmnopux File:120A Warmińsko Mazurskie.JPG|120A File:161A 005.jpg|161A File:162A 003.jpg|162A File:163A 003.jpg|163A File:113Aa 003.jpg|113Aa
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=== Diesel multiple units === (as at 15 June 2020) {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" !Type !Number !Speed !Manufacturer |- |[[Pesa 214M|SA103]] |13 |120 km/h |[[Pesa]] |- |[[Pesa 214M|SA105]] |6 |100 km/h |[[ZNTK Poznań]] |- |[[Pesa 214M|SA106]] |5 |120 km/h |[[Pesa]] |- |[[Kolzam Regiovan|SA107]] |2 |100 km/h |[[Kolzam]] |- |[[SA108]] |6 |100 km/h |[[ZNTK Poznań]] |- |[[Kolzam Regiovan|SA109]] |7 |100 km/h |[[Kolzam]] |- |[[Pesa 218M|SA131]] |1 |120 km/h | rowspan="3" |[[Pesa]] |- |[[Pesa 218M|SA132]] |3 |120 km/h |- |[[Pesa 218M|SA133]] |24 |120 km/h |- |[[Pesa 218M|SA134]] |17 |120 km/h | rowspan="2" |[[Pesa]], [[ZNTK Mińsk Mazowiecki|ZNTK MM]] |- |[[Pesa 214M|SA135]] |8 |120 km/h |- |[[Pesa Atribo|SA136]] |12 |120 km/h |[[Pesa]] |- |[[SA137]] |7 |120 km/h | rowspan="2" |[[Newag]] |- |[[SA138]] |3 |120 km/h |- |[[Pesa Link|SA139]] |11 |120 km/h |[[Pesa]] |- |[[SA140]] |2 |130 km/h |[[Newag]] |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan="4" style="text-align:right" |'''Together: 139''' |} <gallery widths="200" heights="150" perrow="5"> WK15 Koluszki (11) Lichen99.jpg|[[Pesa 214M|SA135]]-020 in Koluszki 2010-11-26-szczecin-glówny-by-RalfR-64.jpg|[[Pesa Atribo|SA136]]-008 WK15 Lublin (31) Lichen99.jpg|[[Newag 220M/221M|SA137]]-008 26.08.25 Gdańsk Kiełpinek SA138-005.jpg|[[Newag 220M/221M|SA138]]-005 SA139-023, Польша, Поморское воеводство, станция Гданьск-Главный (Trainpix 216917).jpg|[[Pesa Link|SA139]]-022 023 </gallery>
== Accidents and incidents ==
* On 3 March 2012, at approximately 20:55 [[Central European Time|CET]], a Przewozy Regionalne train [[Szczekociny rail crash|collided head-on]] with a PKP Intercity train on the [[Kozłów–Koniecpol railway]] near Szczekociny. Sixteen people died in the incident and 58 were injured. The cause of the incident was [[human error]]. * On 5 October 2023, at around 7:00 CET, two Polregio trains collided head-on near [[Gdynia Główna]], causing the first car of one train to [[Derailment|derail]] and roll over to its side. Four people were injured, all of whom were railway workers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 October 2023 |title=Trains collide in northern Polish city, injuring 5 people |url=https://apnews.com/article/poland-train-accident-1db1a088c31f5a08ed41b884d15648f9 |access-date=10 May 2026 |website=AP News}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Rail transport in Poland]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Commonscat-inline}} * {{official website}} {{Rail Operators Poland}}
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