The operator wants trains to different destinations to depart at regular intervals, for example every hour, with both new services and increased frequency on existing routes.
Malinowski expects the company to carry 96–98 million passengers this year, more than originally planned. Passenger numbers have been rising alongside an increase of more than 30 percent in the number of services compared with 2023.
He warned that the planned modernisation of Warszawa Wschodnia railway station, due to begin in December, could affect punctuality and cause disruptions for passengers.
PKP Intercity plans to publish the details of the new timetable in October.
Malinowski said PKP Intercity's management met with most rolling-stock manufacturers at the recent InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin. He said they discussed the company's major high-speed train project, which is currently in the tender process.
The company also met with Deutsche Bahn and Austrian, Ukrainian and Lithuanian railway companies to discuss developing and improving its services. PKP Intercity currently operates 57 international services and wants to expand them further.
Among its other investments are double-decker trains ordered from Alstom last year. Production is due to begin in Chorzów, southern Poland, in January, with component procurement currently underway.
PKP Intercity carried 89.2 million passengers in 2025.
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Source: PAP