overview of transport in Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Transport in Poland involves air, water, road and rail transportation. The country has a large network of public transport, such as buses, trams and the metro.
The country's most important waterway is the Vistula river. The largest seaports are Gdańsk, Gdynia and Szczecin. There are 3,997 km (2,480 mi) of navigable rivers and canals (as of 2009).
The most important airport in Poland is Warsaw 'Frederic Chopin' International Airport. Warsaw's airport is the main international hub for LOT Polish Airlines.
In addition to Warsaw Chopin, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kraków and Poznań all have international airports.
Poland has a network of railways.. It is run by Polish State Railways. The rail network is very dense in western and northern Poland. The eastern part of the country has fewer railways. The capital city, Warsaw, has the country's only rapid transit system: the Warsaw Metro.
The only high-speed rail line in central-eastern Europe is the Central Rail Line,. It is 223 km (139 mi) long, and was built in 1971–1977. It links Warsaw with Kraków and Katowice.
Other high-speed lines:
Poland has 424,563 km (263,810 mi) of public roads, of which 120,563 km (74,910 mi) are unsurfaced (2021):[1]
In recent years, the network has been improving and government spending on road construction recently saw a huge increase, due to rapid development of the country and the inflow of European Union funds for infrastructure projects.[2]
Polish motorways and expressways are part of the national roads network. As of December 2021, there are 1,721 kilometres (1,070 mi) of motorways and 2,790 km (1,730 mi) of expressways .[3]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.