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Tram to Mistrzejowice – KST Stage IV (Krakow, PPP)

under construction stage: commissioning delayed
1.9 bn PLN
programme budget (multi-year) · data from Dec 2021 ≈ 1.9 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal) funding: EIB, EBRD, Bank Pekao SA, Polish Development Fund (PFR)

Construction of a fast tram line (Krakowski Szybki Tramwaj, Stage IV) connecting the area of Meissnera Street with the Mistrzejowice district, carried out in a public-private partnership formula — the first such large PPP tram project in Poland. The public partner is the City of Krakow, and the private partner is the consortium of PPP Solutions Polska and Gülermak, which under a 24-year contract financed, designed, and built the route and is responsible for its maintenance for 20 years. The route is approx. 4.45 km long, including a 1.23 km tunnel, with an underground interchange hub at the Polsad roundabout. The value of the entire undertaking was set at PLN 1.92 billion.

How it went

Assessment: too early to assess. Signals only where documented.

Delivery partial
Schedule delayed

Timeline

Slip: +14 mo. vs. the original date

  1. Announced Dec 2021
  2. Original date 2025
  3. Current date Aug 2026

Change history

  • Jun 2026 stage: commissioning
  • Dec 2021 stage: announced

Significance

The new line reduces travel time from Mistrzejowice to the centre of Krakow by about 12 minutes and completes the fast tram network in the north-eastern part of the city, serving densely populated housing estates. The undertaking is regarded as a model for financing transport investments in the PPP formula in Poland — the city pays the private partner an availability fee instead of handing over ticket revenues. The launch date was pushed back from the end of 2025 to 2026, partly due to delays in connecting the tunnel's power supply by Tauron.

Sources 5 · 2 archived

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  1. About – Tram to Mistrzejowice ↗ archived ✓
    Tramwaj do Mistrzejowic (PPP Solutions Polska / Gülermak)
    CostInvestorAnnouncedCurrent date
    name.pl „the tram line to Mistrzejowice"
    Cost „The value of the project is PLN 1.92 billion (including capital expenditures of approx. PLN 616 million net)."
    Investor „the city of Krakow (public partner)"
    Announced „According to the agreement signed in December 2021 between the city of Krakow (public partner) and the consortium of PPP Solutions Polska and Gülermak"
  2. Kraków: jest umowa na tramwaj do Mistrzejowic na okres 24 lat ↗
    Transport Publiczny
  3. Szybki tramwaj w Krakowie: Kiedy koniec budowy? Znamy terminy ↗ archived ✓
    Forsal.pl 17 May 2026
    progress.pctStatus
    progress.pct „Obecne zaawansowanie to ponad 90 proc."
  4. Tramwaj do Mistrzejowic. Podpisano umowę z wykonawcą ↗
    RMF24 30 Jan 2023
    Original date
    Original date „tramwaje pojadą pod koniec 2025 r."
  5. Szybki tramwaj do Mistrzejowic. Znamy termin zakończenia budowy ↗
    RMF24 1 Jun 2026
    StatusStageCurrent date
    Status „prace budowlane, testy oraz odbiory infrastruktury nowo powstającej linii szybkiego tramwaju do Mistrzejowic mają zakończyć się do 31 sierpnia tego roku"
    Stage „Po tym etapie rozpoczną się testy systemów bezpieczeństwa w tunelu, a następnie ostatnie prace montażowe"