Strabag secures €268m contract for Polish rail hub upgrade

The scheme, awarded to Strabag’s Polish subsidiary, covers both design and construction works and is scheduled to complete by December 2029. It forms part of the wider modernisation of line 201 between Maksymilianowo and Kościerzyna, a section of the Baltic–Adriatic Corridor within the EU’s Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).

Works will include the reconstruction of around 38km of track, modernisation of three platforms with barrier-free access, construction of four rail bridges, a road bridge, a viaduct and a railway flyover, alongside new signalling and catenary systems. The project will raise line speeds to 120 km/h for freight trains and up to 200 km/h for passenger services.

Funding is being sought from the EU-backed European Fund for Infrastructure, Climate and Environment (2021–2027).

Péter Glöckler, management board member for Strabag SE’s South + East segment, said, “The modernisation of Maksymilianowo station adds to a series of railway projects in which we have demonstrated our expertise – for example, for the Kraków agglomeration railway, the Poznań–Szczecin line and, currently, the Żywiec–Sucha Beskidzka section.”

The upgrade is expected to boost freight flows to the port of Gdynia and improve passenger connectivity in the region. Strabag noted that Poland has become one of its most important infrastructure markets outside Germany and Austria, with rail investment strongly supported by national and EU funding.