Budimex completes Poland’s biggest station upgrade

Polish contractor Budimex has completed a five-year modernization of Warsaw West station, opening Poland's largest railway junction with capacity for 60,000 daily passengers and nearly 1,000 trains.

Polish contractor Budimex has opened the revamped Warsaw West station. The Ferrovial subsidiary completed the comprehensive five-year modernization program, delivering Poland’s largest railway junction. The facility now handles up to 60,000 passengers and nearly 1,000 trains daily.

The project advanced under Poland’s National Railways Program. Budimex demolished the existing station and constructed an entirely new facility.

The redeveloped station includes nine surface-level platforms. An underground corridor provides access and doubles as a retail space. A large entrance hall occupies the northern section.

Extensive overhaul

The infrastructure upgrade encompasses over 35 kilometers of new track. Budimex installed 137 turnouts and extensive railway traffic control systems. These include 191 signals and nearly 580 information displays.

Platform areas total approximately 35,000 square meters. Elevators and escalators connect them to passenger walkways.

The station building houses a main hall and commercial corridor. Shops and restaurants fill the retail space. A 63-meter-wide underground passageway at Level -1 enhances passenger flow.

Budimex integrated sustainability measures throughout the design. An 8,000-square-meter photovoltaic installation generates around 30% of the station’s electricity requirements.

The project employed an average of 600 people and 160 pieces of equipment daily. Budimex describes the result as one of the region’s most technologically advanced transport hubs.