Centralny Port Komunikacyjny has launched a second construction tender for Poland’s first high-speed rail line between Warsaw and Łódź.
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has launched a second procurement procedure for the construction of Poland’s first high-speed rail line between Warsaw and Łódź, keeping momentum on the country’s flagship rail programme.
The new tender covers a 14.3-kilometre section of railway line no. 85 between the airport junction and the Bolimowski junction. The contract will be awarded through a competitive dialogue procedure, with requests to participate due by 12 June.
The section forms part of Poland’s planned “Y” high-speed railway, which is intended to connect Warsaw, Łódź, Poznań and Wrocław. The line is being designed for speeds of up to 350 km/h, supported by new technical standards including 25 kV AC overhead power supply, grade-separated crossings and dedicated acoustic and anti-vibration measures.
The contract will follow an “optimise and build” model. The selected contractor will prepare detailed design documentation based on existing construction designs and then deliver the works.
The scope includes the construction of 55 engineering structures, including bridges, road and rail viaducts, culverts and wildlife crossings, as well as the construction or reconstruction of around 30 kilometres of roads.
CPK plans to select up to five contractors or consortia for the dialogue stage, based on their experience in previous railway construction projects.
The new procedure follows the recent launch of a tender for another section of line no. 85 between Kotowice and the airport junction. Together, the steps show that Poland is moving from planning into staged procurement for the Warsaw–Łódź HSR corridor.
Further tenders are being prepared for the remaining sections of the route, including Warsaw West–Kotowice, the Bolimowski junction, Bolimowski junction–Brzeziny and Brzeziny–Łódź. Separate procedures are also planned for signalling, telecommunications and traction power systems for the whole line.
According to the current schedule, the Warsaw–Łódź section is expected to open in 2032, together with access to the new airport. The wider “Y” network is planned to reach Poznań and Wrocław by 2035.
For the European rail sector, the project remains one of the most closely watched high-speed rail developments in Central and Eastern Europe, with long-term implications for regional connectivity, airport access and Poland’s role in future north–south and east–west rail flows.
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