en.Wedoany.com Reported - PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PKP PLK) has awarded Torpol a contract worth €706.4 million (PLN 3 billion) for the comprehensive modernization of Warszawa Wschodnia station and the adjacent Warszawa Stadion station. Construction is scheduled to begin in December 2026 and continue until the end of 2029; the original budget ceiling for the tender, launched in August 2025, was €942 million (PLN 4 billion).
All seven platforms at Warszawa Wschodnia will be demolished and rebuilt to standard height with full canopies. A local traffic control center equipped with a digital train traffic management system will also be built on site. The project scope includes: modernization of 46 km of railway tracks, installation of 57 km of new overhead contact lines, 170 new sets of switches, reconstruction of seven railway viaducts, and construction of a new 1.6 km double-track viaduct connecting to Railway Line No. 9 to improve traffic flow towards Gdańsk, Olsztyn, and Legionowo.
Passenger access will be improved through three reconstructed underpasses, a new pedestrian passage beneath Platform 6, and a dedicated bicycle lane in the western tunnel. The station will be equipped with 14 elevators and 7 pairs of escalators. At Warszawa Stadion station, an additional platform will be built, providing a direct connection to the Narodowy Stadion M2 metro station for a closed transfer between rail and metro. A tunnel beneath the tracks connecting Kijowska Street and Łupinowa Street will reconnect the Praga Północ and Praga Południe districts, a facility described as "long-awaited" by Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski.
The total project value is €706.4 million, below the tender budget ceiling of €942 million. Participants include PKP PLK (infrastructure manager), Torpol (contractor), along with coordination with Metro Warszawskie, Tramwaje Warszawskie, PKP SA, and municipal authorities. The construction period runs from December 2026 to the end of 2029, implemented in two phases: Phase 1 covers Platforms 1 to 4 and long-distance infrastructure, while Phase 2 covers Platforms 5 to 7 and suburban infrastructure. The project is located within the Warsaw railway junction in Poland, serving Railway Line No. 9 (Gdańsk/Olsztyn/Legionowo corridor) and cross-city lines.
The Warszawa Wschodnia project follows the recently completed modernization of Warszawa Zachodnia, Poland's largest station reconstruction project to date. While Warszawa Zachodnia focused on alleviating congestion on the east-west cross-city route, the Warszawa Wschodnia investment addresses the northbound corridor bottleneck through the new 1.6 km viaduct connecting to Line No. 9. Together, they prepare the Warsaw railway node for the planned reconstruction of the cross-city line through the city center. For a multi-platform station with 46 km of tracks and a new traffic control center, the €706 million Warszawa Wschodnia contract ranks high among Central European station modernization programs but remains significantly below comparable Western European projects. For example, the Stuttgart 21 project alone is estimated to cost over €11 billion for converting a single through station, while Vienna Central Station was delivered for approximately €1 billion. The below-budget winning bid (€706 million vs. €942 million ceiling) indicates competitive bidding dynamics in the Polish contracting market. Note: The specific signaling and traffic management system integrator for the local traffic control center was not disclosed in the contract announcement.
PKP PLK's decision to award the contract at 25% below the tender ceiling suggests competitive pressure among Polish railway contractors and possible scope refinement during negotiations. The two-phase delivery strategy (isolating long-distance platforms first, then shifting to suburban infrastructure) has become standard practice for PKP PLK, following a similar phased approach at Warszawa Zachodnia, ensuring approximately half of the station's capacity remains operational during construction. This contract, combined with €1.2 billion in projects signed by PKP PLK in the last six months, confirms Poland as the most active railway infrastructure market in Central Europe by contract volume.
During modernization, PKP PLK plans a two-phase construction sequence, first rebuilding Platforms 1-4 and long-distance infrastructure while Platforms 5-7 continue serving suburban services, then swapping roles. The new 1.6 km viaduct creates a grade-separated connection to Railway Line No. 9, eliminating level crossings between trains heading to Gdańsk, Olsztyn, and Legionowo and other traffic in the station throat area, resolving a long-standing capacity bottleneck at the northern entrance to the Warsaw railway junction. Warszawa Stadion station will gain an additional platform with a direct pedestrian connection to the Narodowy Stadion metro station on Line M2, allowing passengers to transfer between regional rail and metro without leaving the paid area—a first for interconnectivity on Warsaw's cross-city corridor. (Sources: PKP PLK, 2026; Germany's Deutsche Bahn Stuttgart 21 project data; ÖBB Infrastruktur AG Vienna Central Station data)
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