AŽD has concluded a contract in Poland for the modernization of the Sosnowiec Południowy railway station

AŽD again confirmed its quality and reliability when succeeded in the tender for the supply of modern electronic interlocking equipment and related technologies in the field of telecommunications and energy for the Polish railway station Sosnowiec Południowy.

The project includes processing of complete design documentation, delivery of technological units and their professional installation. The contract includes electronic station interlocking equipment of the StationSWing ESA type, electromotive point machines, signals, axle counters, level crossings, modern telecommunication infrastructure, optical networks, camera systems and new passenger information systems. These technologies will increase safety, reliability and user comfort within the entire station.

The contract value is PLN 36,5 million excluding VAT (approximately CZK 210 million). The project will be implemented according to a detailed schedule by the end of 2027. The contract also includes the provision of a six-year warranty and the fulfilment of the investor's strict technical, safety and quality requirements.

"This project confirms that our foreign customers appreciate the quality of Czech signalling devices, the reliability of AŽD and want to cooperate with us in the long term. At the same time, they are interested in Czech intelligent superior technologies, such as the Automatic Route Setting ASVC. This technology can organize traffic without human intervention at railway junctions and on entire branches of the railway network according to the actual position of the train. In Poland, we plan to implement this functionality under the name ANP RJ on our secured and remotely controlled lines," said AŽD General Director Zdeněk Chrdle.
 
AŽD can also apply intelligent Automatic Route Setting functionality ANP RJ within the Polish remote control centre LCS Poznań Główny III controlling five electronic interlocking systems StationSWing ESA 44-PL at the stations Kiekrz, Szamotuły, Wronki, Miały and Drawski Młyn and the LCS Stargard controlling nine electronic interlocking systems StationSWing ESA 44 PL at the stations Podlesiec, Dobiegniew, Bierzwnik, Słonice, Choszczno, Dolice, Kolin, Stargard and Reptowo on the Poznań - Szczecin corridor line as part of projects implemented in 2018–2025. AŽD is currently fine-tuning the functionalities of this system with the Polish customer PKP PLK S.A.

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