Do trains in Poland arrive on time?

Can a moderator comment as to whether that is an entirely off-topic attempt to belittle another member?


It's actually very easy to remember when those train rides were: all I need to do is remember the years in which I was living in Slupsk and in the Tri-city. It's even easier to remember they were late: I got very cold.


a) Pendolino trains don't go in the directions I want to take trains.
b) I am have no need to re-fresh my experience with trains in Poland: I often take them and know modern trains. My posts made that clear but I suppose that to know that one would have to read what my posts say and not what one might want them to say. But I'll make it clear: the modern Polish trains from Lublin to Zamosc are superb; and always on time to the minute.

My experience of Polish trains is that generally they are pretty punctual.
The only time I arrived late at a destination was because an earlier train on the route I was travelling had broken down, and all the passengers from that train packed onto the one I was on so there was about an hours delay in total.


Yes they are and it's a nice trip too.
The train from Rzeszów to Lublin was also really modern, spacious and ran on time.

From my experience punctuality isn't the problem, it's having standing room only on busy routes.

For a true Polish train experience I would recommend Warsaw to £ódż, alternately Pruszków-Warsaw, Grodzisk Mazowiecki-Warsaw. No Pendolino experience there,only true daily commuter horror.

Just done this route recently. From Lodz to Warsaw by Interregio. Train was delayed by half an hour due to works on the tracks. However, the comfort in these trains is not very good. On the way back (just 2 hours later) I opted for the TLK which was much more comfortable with its compartments but just over an hour delay. They promise Lodz - Warsaw in 70 minutes once the construction on the tracks has been completed. Fingers crossed

I strongly doubt if calling someone a "keyboard warrior" could belittle them in any way. On the contrary, it seems to me kinda promoting someone to higher ranks on the PolishForum ...


Sobieski, I wouldn't trust any opinion of yours on Polish railways. I remember how you were complaining once about not being able to find your way to the platform during the damned modernization works at the Warsaw Central Station, though other foreign people on the PF said at the same time they had no problem whatsoever with arriving at their proper platform. But once the repair work had been finished, you triumphantly announced that it was such a good thing for Poland since the modernization of this station was achieved thanks to the EU funds (not exactly though, the EU co-financed the project, probably in more than 50 %).

Here we have the same story again: you simply ignore the fact that the line is vastly modernized (I know it very well since I use it on an every day basis), but instead you jump on the occasion to belittle Poland and its railways. It would have much fairer on you part if you put at least part of your blame on the EU financing as well for such - as you aptly call it - "true daily commuter horror".

please just focus on the topic

What an excellent idea.
Does anybody know why PKP decided to take a step back by cramming four seats across the Pendolino trains? Already there are complaints about that. For example:


polishrail.wordpress.com/category/pkp-intercity/

In fairness I should point out that the reviewer does end by saying:


He even points out that the train got to Krakow Glowny in 2 hours 21 minutes, i.e. seven minutes early.

So when will Pendolino trains be running to where I like to go, the so-called 'Polska B'?

Pendolino - probably not at all for a long time yet.

But they are buing 40 new EMUs now: 20 from Stadler and 20 from Pesa. Ones dedicated to inter-city trains, unlike Bydgostia. They are going to service also the route: Białystok/Lublin - Warszawa - Koluszki - Częstochowa - Katowice - Bielsko Biała.

It is vastly modernized since many years with no end in sight. If you would take the train on this line frequently you would know, but obviously you do not.


warszawa.gazeta.pl/warszawa/1,34889,17061495,Kiedy_skonczy_sie_gehenna_pasazerow_kolei___Tracimy.html#TRrelSST

I am traveling on the Warszawa-Grodzisk line several times per week for my work, and I can testify it is a horror.
And since this funky Pendolino is flashing by it only got worse.