Warsaw Chopin Airport opens rail link to city centre

[John Ashworth]

WARSAW CHOPIN AIRPORT OPENS RAIL LINK TO CITY CENTRE

Monday, 18 June 2012 12:20
Global Airport Cities

A new €86 million railway link has opened up between Warsaw’s Chopin Airport and the city centre, which will transfer passengers between the two in just 25 minutes.

Work on the project began in 2006 with a major repair of an 8 kilometre track section between Warszawa Zachodnia and Warszawa Okęcie stations and the construction of two new stops, serving the newly built housing estates nearby.

The next step was to build a two-track link between Warszawa Służewiec station to the underground railway station at Chopin Airport.

The link is over two kilometres long with nearly 1,200m of track running below ground.

Michał Marzec, airport director at Warsaw Chopin Airport, said: “It’s a big day for us. The railway link is the most convenient way of getting to and from the city for passengers using Chopin Airport. I’m glad it’s finally ready.”

The whole project cost €85.8 million and was partly financed by the European Union.

The new line, which was opened on June 1, is able to serve up to six pairs of trains an hour, which gives a total capacity of more than 10,000 passengers.