According to the Office of Rail Transport, the third quarter of 2021 was marked by delays in the Polish railways. According to the calculations of the office to the end station from July to September 2021, only 89% arrived punctually. passenger trains and nearly 41 percent. freight trains. This is the worst result this year.
Which trains were late?
The statistics on the punctuality of passenger trains show that they are delayed more often than in the previous quarter. The worst was in July, 86.73 percent arrived on time to the end station. trains, preferably in September (90.37 percent).
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“Among passenger carriers that run more than a thousand trains per month, the highest punctuality rate in Q3 was recorded by the Warsaw Commuter Railway: 99.04 percent. The largest long-distance carrier in the country, PKP Intercity, achieved a punctuality rate of 66.12 percent in this period. (almost 12 percentage points less than in the previous quarter) “- reports the Office of Rail Transport.
The Railway Transport Office calculates that average quarterly delay trains passenger capacity was over 21 minutes for trains delayed over 5 min 59 sec. and over 9 minutes for all trains, which also include the punctual ones.
What are the reasons for delays?
Most often, the trains run late “because of the extended placement of travelers”, which is the result of a large number of passengers. Repairs, replacement of rolling stock and improper organization of construction works are also to blame. Another reason is unfavorable weather, including storms, which were not lacking in July. In the same month, there were also three train derailments.
Freight trains are powerfully late
It turns out that it is not so bad with passenger trains. Freight trains break real records. July to September punctually, only 41 percent reached the final station. freight trains. The average quarterly delay in freight journeys was as much as 789 minutes.
Source: Office of Rail Transport
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