Analiza porównawcza ruchu pociągów pasażerskich w Polsce w latach 2010 i 2020, Prace Komisji Geografii Komunikacji PTG, 24(2), 69-82. Streszczenie: Celem artykułu było zbadanie obciążenia sieci kolejowej w Polsce ruchem pociągów pasażerskich, według stanu na początku 2020 r. i jego porównanie z początkiem 2010 r. Lata 2010-2020 to okres intensywnych inwestycji kolejowych i rozwoju rynku przewoźników regionalnych. Jednocześnie długość sieci kolejowej została skrócona. Nastąpił jednak wzrost wielkości przewozów pasażerskich i natężenia ruchu pociągów, szczególnie w ruchu regionalnym. Inwestycje infrastrukturalne i zaangażowanie samorządów wpłynęły na poprawę oferty kolei. Poprawa ta nie dotyczyła jednak obszaru całego kraju. Najbardziej widoczna była ona na terenie aglomeracji warszawskiej, wrocławskiej i poznańskiej, zaś najsłabiej w północno-wschodniej Polsce. Niekorzystnie pod tym względem wypada również pogranicze województw śląskiego i małopolskiego.

Comparative analysis of passenger train traffic in Poland in 2010 and 2020

The aim of the article was to examine the load on the railway network in Poland with passenger train traffic as at the beginning of 2020 and its comparison with the beginning of 2010. The years 2010-2020 are a period of intense railway investments and the development of regional carriers market. At the same time, the length of the railway network has been shortened. However, the volume of passenger transport and the intensity of train traffic increased, especially in regional traffic. Infrastructural investments and the involvement of local governments improved the railway offers. However, this improvement did not apply to the entire country. It was most visible in the areas of the Warsaw, Wrocław, and Poznań agglomerations, and the weakest in north-eastern Poland. The border of the voivodeship is also unfavorable in this respect. Silesia and Lesser Poland.

Keywords: railway, passenger transport, train traffic, Poland

The aim of the article was to examine the load on the railway network in Poland with passenger train traffic as at the beginning of 2020 and its comparison with the beginning of 2010. The years 2010-2020 are a period of intense railway investments and the development of regional carriers market. At the same time, the length of the railway network has been shortened. However, the volume of passenger transport and the intensity of train traffic increased, especially in regional traffic. Infrastructural investments and the involvement of local governments improved the railway offers. However, this improvement did not apply to the entire country. It was most visible in the areas of the Warsaw, Wrocław, and Poznań agglomerations, and the weakest in north-eastern Poland. The border of the voivodeship is also unfavorable in this respect. Silesia and Lesser Poland.