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Purchase of Pendolino ED250 trains (PKP Intercity)

completedstage: operationaldelivereddelayed
2.6 bn PLN
contract value · data from 2011net or gross: not recorded≈ 2.6 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)

Purchase of 20 Alstom New Pendolino electric multiple units (designated ED250 in Poland) by PKP Intercity. On 30 May 2011, PKP Intercity signed a contract worth EUR 665 million (PLN 2.64 billion) with Alstom Transport, covering the delivery of 20 seven-car New Pendolino trains, the construction of technical facilities at the Warszawa Grochów depot station, and technical maintenance of the trains for a period of up to 17 years. The trainsets were manufactured at Alstom's plant in Savigliano, Italy. Service on Express InterCity Premium routes began on 14 December 2014. The maximum operating speed reached by the trainsets on the Polish network is 200 km/h.

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Deliverydelivered[1]
Scheduledelayed[1]
Utilisationin use[3]

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total number of passengers carried and daily fleet mileage
Current
ponad 39 mln pasażerów i ok. 70 mln km w ciągu 10 lat; średnio ok. 22 tys. km dziennie (2014–2024)
Capacity or target
20 składów w codziennej eksploatacji
Unit
passengers / kilometres

Timeline

  1. Construction start30 May 2011
  2. Delivery14 Dec 2014

Change history

  • 14 Dec 2014stage: operational

Significance

The Pendolino ED250 became the flagship train of PKP Intercity and a symbol of Polish railways entering the era of high-speed passenger connections. The fleet of 20 trainsets serves Express InterCity Premium connections linking Warsaw with, among others, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Katowice and Krakow, as well as with smaller centres such as Rzeszów, Gliwice, Bielsko-Biała and Kołobrzeg. During the first ten years of operation (2014–2024), the ED250 trainsets carried more than 39 million passengers and covered a total of approximately 70 million kilometres, running an average of about 22 thousand km per day.

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  1. Wikipedia (pl)
    StatusStageCostConstruction startDeliveryInvestorFundingSchedule
    Status · Stage · Delivery14 grudnia 2014 pociągi Pendolino rozpoczęły kursowanie
    Costkontrakt o wartości 665 milionów euro (2,64 mld zł)
    Construction start · Investor30 maja 2011 PKP Intercity podpisały z przedsiębiorstwem Alstom Transport kontrakt
    Deliverydostawę 20 7-członowych pociągów New Pendolino
    Fundingotrzymało kredyt z Europejskiego Banku Inwestycyjnego[9] w wysokości 224 mln euro (później zwiększonej do 342 mln euro)
    FundingPKP Intercity dostały od rządu gwarancję finansowania zakupu w zgodzie ze strategią przyjętą przez Komisję Europejską
    Schedule18 marca 2015 wysokość naliczonych kar za opóźnienia w dostawach składów wynosiła 48 mln euro
  2. Wikipedia (en)
  3. Rynek Kolejowy3 Dec 2024
    Utilisation
    UtilisationED250 przewiozły ponad 39 mln pasażerów na trasach łączących Warszawę, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Katowice czy Kraków
  4. Historia Transportu Publicznego14 Dec 2024
  5. Funding
    FundingKomisja Europejska potwierdziła dofinansowanie dla 22% wartości projektu zakupu 20 składów Pendolino.
    FundingWkład własny spółki wynosi 10%.
  6. TransInfo / InfoRail5 Jun 2026
    Construction start
    Construction startUmowa na dostawę 20 elektrycznych zespołów trakcyjnych ED250 została podpisana 30 maja 2011 roku z konsorcjum Alstom Konstal S.A. (obecnie Alstom Polska S.A.) oraz Alstom Ferroviaria S.p.A.
  7. Railway Technology16 Dec 2014
    Investor
    InvestorIn 2011, Alstom secured a €665m contract from PKP Intercity to deliver 20 high-speed Pendolino trains.
  8. Rzeczpospolita (rp.pl)30 May 2011
  9. Forsal.pl (Dziennik Gazeta Prawna)24 Nov 2015
    InvestorStatus
    Investor · StatusZakup przez PKP Intercity pociągów pendolino, których maksymalna prędkość eksploatacyjna to 250 km/godz., był – zdaniem NIK – działaniem niegospodarnym.