Company president Zbigniew Prus told WNP.pl, citing PAP, that the operator expects high aggregate volumes for the project in 2027–2029.
The traffic would cover materials such as sand, gravel and stone. Prus said PKP Cargo has already held talks with Port Polska and wants closer cooperation so that the company can carry most of the construction aggregates required for the project.
For PKP Cargo, the comments point to a wider shift in freight structure. Coal volumes are falling, while construction materials, intermodal traffic and specialist freight are becoming more important for the operator’s recovery plan.
The company has also created a working group for intermodal transport. Its task is to coordinate cooperation between the PKP Cargo Group and the ports of Świnoujście, Gdańsk and Gdynia, with a focus on rail services linked to maritime container flows.
Rolling stock is the operational constraint behind the strategy. Prus said PKP Cargo needs to invest in specialist wagons that can replace assets previously used for coal traffic. The company says this depends on completing its arrangement with creditors.
PKP Cargo submitted arrangement proposals in late May covering claims of almost EUR 696m (PLN 2.96bn). The plan includes different treatment for seven creditor groups, including full repayment of social security liabilities, partial debt write-offs for some creditors and conversion of part of the debt into new shares.
The proposed debt-to-equity conversion covers around EUR 166m (PLN 706.16m). If approved, PKP Cargo’s share capital would rise from EUR 10.5m (PLN 44.79m) to EUR 24.4m (PLN 103.63m), with new series D shares issued at EUR 2.82 (PLN 12) per share.
PKP Cargo has been under restructuring since 2024. The company has reduced employment, cut costs and sought to rebuild volumes after losing market share in previous years. UTK data cited by PAP showed its share of transported freight by mass at 27.65% after March 2026, compared with 26.91% after March 2025.
Port Polska is the new name for Poland’s central airport and rail investment programme, formerly associated with the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny project. The government has presented it as the country’s largest infrastructure programme, covering the airport and related rail and road works.
