Polish State Railways

The Polish State Railways (Polish: Polskie Koleje Państwowe, abbr.: PKP S.A.^[4]) is the main railway operator in Poland. The company was founded when the former Polish State Railways state-owned enterprise was divided into several units based on the need for separation between infrastructure management and transport operations. Polish State Railways is the main company in PKP Group collective that resulted from the split. It has 100% share control, being fully responsible for the assets of all of the other PKP Group component companies. The group's organisations are dependent upon Polish State Railways, but proposals for privatisation have been made.^[5]

Polish State Railways
Polskie Koleje Państwowe (PKP)

Company type	JSC (S.A.)
Industry	Rail transport
Founded	24 September 1926
Headquarters	Warszawa Zachodnia station, Warsaw, Poland
Key people	Krzysztof Mamiński Chairman/CEO
Products	Rail transport, Cargo transport, Services
Revenue	1.019 billion PLN[1] (2017)
Net income	192.8 million PLN [2] (2017)
Total assets	15.046 billion PLN [3] (2017)
Owner	State Treasury of the Republic of Poland
Number of employees	8220 (2017)
Subsidiaries	PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe PKP Intercity PKP Cargo Tricity SKM PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa PKP Informatyka Xcity Investment PKP Budownictwo
Website	www.pkp.pl

Tourism

The PKP has been a tourist attraction for British trainspotters since the mid-twentieth century.^[6] The late withdrawal of steam power on the PKP system meant that Poland was an attractive destination for rail enthusiasts long after steam had ended on Britain’s railways. The last PKP steam shed in Wolsztyn has remained in operation as a result of this tourism and continues to operate regular steam hauled services.^[7]