Reconstruction of the Gdynia Port railway station
The main objective of the contract “Improvement of rail access to the Port of Gdynia” is to increase the capacity of the strategic railway junction and the amount of transported cargo. Budimex is responsible for m.in under the contract. for the reconstruction of the Port of Gdynia railway station together with the pre-port areas and accompanying infrastructure, and the improvement of the related railway lines.
As part of the entire investment, 115 km of tracks will be modernized and access roads to the port gates will be electrified. 13 km of roads, a railway bridge and 29 rail-road crossings will be rebuilt. In addition, communication will be facilitated by two new railway viaducts. The contract also includes the construction of the Local Control Centre building, two railway signal boxes, the PKP Cargo office building and the renovation of three existing signal boxes.
The reconstruction of the Port of Gdynia railway junction is an extremely important infrastructure investment for the city, the region and the entire national transport. After the completion of the construction, the number of trains handled will increase and at the same time the duration of cargo handling will be shortened. In addition, longer, 740-metre trains transporting larger quantities of goods will be able to run on Gdynia’s tracks. Thanks to this investment, transport capacity in this part of Polish will increase significantly.