Railway paralysis in Katowice. Tourists will encounter difficulties here

The journey in the southern part of Poland did not start well for travelers on Wednesday, September 16. Since the early morning hours, information has been provided about difficulties in Katowice, where there was a failure of traffic control devices. Here’s what the situation currently looks like.

Train problems in Katowice

Around 9 a.m. it was announced that the failure had been removed, but delays or chaos may still be felt for several hours. The greatest difficulties were recorded at the Katowice, Katowice-Ligota, Chorzów Batory, Mysłowice and Będzin stations. “Attention, passengers. Individual trips may be canceled,” we read in the PKL SA announcement on the X platform.

It is known that replacement bus transport has been introduced on the mentioned sections. PKP technical services worked on site for a long time.

There are delays here

It is worth checking news about the situation of specific trains, among others: on the Passenger Portal. When it comes to the Katowice station, the longest delay, as long as 212 minutes, was recorded by a Koleje Śląskie train on the Katowice-Cieszyn route.

In turn, the Śląskie Railways train from Częstochowa to Gliwice, which was scheduled to leave at 9:28, was canceled. Other trains experience delays ranging from several to several dozen minutes.

For example, the train from Częstochowa to Gliwice has a delay of about 40 minutes, and the IC Flisak train from Katowice to Gdynia Główna has a delay of about 43 minutes. IC Szczeliniec from Kraków to Jelenia Góra, IC Polonia from Warsaw East to Vienna and IC Silesia from Warsaw East to Prague also face problems. The situation may change during the day, as trains may make up some of the delays while traveling.

According to Koleje Śląskie, delays and cancellations of trains are still possible throughout the province. Silesian. Carriers also appeal to pay attention to station announcements.