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New Łódź Fabryczna Station (with multimodal hub)

completed stage: operational delivereddelayed
1.8 bn PLN
contract value · data from 2016 ≈ 1.8 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)

The reconstruction of Łódź Fabryczna station into an underground, multi-level railway station integrated with a multimodal hub combining suburban and long-distance rail, bus, urban transport, and car traffic. Four platforms were placed underground, and the facility was designed as a through station for the future cross-city tunnel and the planned high-speed rail network. The station was cleared for operation in December 2016.

How it went

Assessment: provisional. Signals only where documented.

Delivery delivered
Schedule delayed
Budget on budget
Utilisation in use
Scope as announced
annual passenger throughput of ŁKA (facility in active operation as a terminus station); the target daily technical capacity refers to full expansion as a through station after the opening of the cross-city tunnel, and is not a current ridership target
200 passengers (2024)

Timeline

Slip: +22 mo. vs. the original date

  1. Original date Feb 2015
  2. Delivery 11 Dec 2016

Change history

  • 11 Dec 2016 stage: operational

Significance

The largest underground multimodal station of its kind in Poland, integrating rail, long-distance bus, urban transport, and car traffic in a single facility in the centre of Łódź. The facility remains a terminus until the completion of the cross-city tunnel connecting Łódź Fabryczna with the Łódź Kaliska and Łódź Żabieniec stations, whose opening has been repeatedly delayed; only after it is put into service will the station begin to function as a through station and fully use the infrastructure it was designed for.

Sources 9 · 3 archived

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  1. Gazeta Prawna 11 Dec 2016
    StatusStageStage historyDeliveryCost
    Status „Po pięciu latach budowy o godz. 5:30 na peron Dworca Łódź Fabryczna wjechał pierwszy pociąg"
    Cost „Inwestycja kosztowała 1,75 mld zł brutto"
  2. Wikipedia
    InvestorStatusOutcomeBudget
    Stage „reopened on 11 December 2016"
    Investor „Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. (Polish State Railways) owns the station."
    locations[0].voivodeship „A modern transport interchange connects PKP trains, trams, buses, and coaches"
    Budget „In 2013 the estimated cost of the project was given as ranging from 1.7 to 1.9 billion PLN"
  3. TVN24 11 Dec 2016
    StatusStage history
  4. Rynek Kolejowy
    Significance
    Significance „Pierwotne plany przewidywały otwarcie tunelu w 2026 roku, jednak ten termin nie będzie dotrzymany"
  5. Rynek Kolejowy
    OutcomeScheduleOriginal date
    Schedule „Prace miały zakończyć się 28 lutego 2015 r."
  6. Urząd Miasta Łodzi
    OutcomeUtilisation
    Utilisation „Stacja kolejowa z czterema peronami znajduje się na poziomie ulokowanym 16,5 m pod ziemią i jest w stanie odprawić nawet 200 tys. pasażerów dziennie."
  7. Rynek Kolejowy
    OutcomeUtilisation
    Utilisation „2 206 590 klientów łódzkiego przewoźnika"
  8. ŁÓDŹ.PL
    OutcomeUtilisation
  9. Rynek Kolejowy 30 May 2025
    OutcomeSignificance
    outcome.maturity „przedłużenie prac o rok, czyli do 30 czerwca 2027 roku"