The Office of Rail Transportation (Polish abbreviation UTK) was established on 1 June 2003 on the basis of the Railway Transport Act, using the structures of the former Chief Railway Inspectorate (GIK). Over the years of its existence, the scope of the Office’s activity was gradually extended. Initially, the Office was responsible for supervision over the railway sector’s safety and technical coherence. Then, the UTK was entrusted with tasks of the railway market regulator and finally also tasks in the field of supervision over observance of passenger rights in railway transport.

Currently, as required by Community laws relevant to the railway sector, the Railway Transport Office performs three key functions on the domestic railway market:

• National Safety Authority (Directive 2004/49/EC)
• National Regulatory Body (Directive 2001/14/EC)
• National Enforcement Body for Passenger Rights (Regulation 1371/2007)

The Office discharges both tasks provided for in Community laws and a number of tasks resulting exclusively from national laws.

The basic instrument which regulates the operation of the railway transport sector in Poland is the Railway Transport Act (Polish official gazette Dziennik Ustaw 2003, No. 86 item 789 as amended). Consolidated text of the Act in Polish is available .

Management

The Office of Rail Transportation is managed by:

• Krzysztof Dyl – President;
• Ignacy Góra – vice – President, Traffic Safety and Technical Matters,
• Radosław Pacewicz – Deputy General Director.

General contact information:

Urząd Transportu Kolejowego (UTK)


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Railway Safety Department
Part B safety certification	Phone: Fax: e-mail:
Licensing of train drivers	Phone: Fax: e-mail:
Registration of rail vehicle in NVR	Phone: Fax: e-mail:

 

Department of Technical Permits and Interoperability
Authorization for placing in service of railway vehicles	Phone: Fax: e-mail:
ECM certification	Phone: Fax: e-mail:

 

Railway Market Regulation Department
Licensing of railway undertakings	Phone: Fax: e-mail:
Providing statistical figures	Mr. Łukasz Trzak Phone: e-mail:
Assessment of cabotage influence on public services	Mrs. Agnieszka Bojkowska Phone: e-mail: