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Purchase of 42 double-deck Alstom Coradia Max trains for PKP Intercity

under constructionstage: construction
PLN 6.9 billion
contract value · data from Nov 2025net or gross: not recorded≈ PLN 6.9 billion (value-by-stage, est., nominal)Base contract for 42 trains: PLN 4.1 billion delivery and almost PLN 2.8 billion for 30 years of maintenance. Excludes the option for 30 more trainsets.

On 12 November 2025 PKP Intercity signed a contract in Chorzów with Alstom Polska for 42 double-deck electric multiple units of the Coradia Max family. The trains are to run at up to 200 km/h and are dual-system (3 kV DC and 25 kV AC). The contract is worth nearly PLN 6.9 billion (EUR 1.62 billion): PLN 4.1 billion for delivery and almost PLN 2.8 billion for 30 years of maintenance. It carries an option for 30 more trainsets. The company's release of 29 January 2026 gives PLN 8.5 billion for the base order with maintenance. The first train is due with the operator in 2029 and the whole fleet at the start of 2032.

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Timeline

  1. Construction start2025
  2. Current date2032

Significance

The order is the largest rolling-stock contract in the history of Polish railways, according to Infrastructure Minister Dariusz Klimczak. The trains are to serve economy-category routes from Warsaw to Gdańsk, Łódź, Olsztyn, Wrocław, Kraków, Białystok and Terespol. PKP Intercity president Janusz Malinowski estimates they will add 100 to 160 thousand seats a day in long-distance traffic.

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  1. [1]Kupujemy nowe pociągi. Największa umowa w historii polskiej kolei ↗
    RMF2412 Nov 2025
    CostInvestor
    CostWartość podpisanej umowy wynosi blisko 6,9 mld zł (1,62 mld euro).
    InvestorPKP Intercity podpisało w środę umowę z Alstom Polska na budowę 42 piętrowych pociągów ekspresowych, które będą mogły osiągać prędkość do 200 km/h.
  2. [2]Największa umowa w historii kolei. Damy miliardy na piętrowe pociągi ↗
    Spider's Web12 Nov 2025
    StageCurrent date
    StageAlstom Polska wyprodukuje pociągi piętrowe z rodziny Coradia Max.
    Current dateWszystkie składy, zgodnie z kontraktem, mają zostać przekazane przewoźnikowi na początku 2032 roku.
  3. [3]PKP Intercity: rekordowy 2025 rok ↗
    PKP Intercity S.A.29 Jan 2026
    StatusConstruction start
    Status · Construction startW 2025 roku PKP Intercity podpisało umowę z Alstom Polska na zakup 42 piętrowych elektrycznych zespołów trakcyjnych wraz z 30-letnim okresem utrzymania oraz opcją na kolejne 30 pojazdów.
  4. [4]Historyczny kontrakt PKP Intercity: Polska zamawia pierwsze w kraju pociągi piętrowe za 6,9 mld zł ↗
    Deon2413 Nov 2025