Within the scope of the project, PeBeKa performed a part of the works connected with the construction of a tunnel and an entry ramp as well as the following auxiliary facilities: transformer station no. 1, a traction power substation, and an interlocking station. The result of the performed works was an underground station and an island platform capable of handling two trains at the same time.
The rail connection to the Okęcie airport
Investor: PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A.
Time of project execution: 2009-2012
Additional technical data:
- Length of the rebuilt railway line: 1853.4 m
- Length of the tunnel: 1183.4 m
- Length of the access ramp retaining walls: 420 m
- Width of the tunnel: 13 m; at the station – 20.6 m
- Thickness of reinforced concrete partition walls: 25 cm
- Middle structural columns: length: 80-130 cm, width: 50 cm, height: 6.4 m
- Diaphragm walls with the thickness of 80 cm
- Thickness of reinforced concrete flooring slabs: 80-100 cm
- Thickness of base slabs: 80 cm
Location
Poland, mazowieckie Province,
Warszawa, S. Okrzei 14A Street
Project outline
Commissioned on 1 June 2012, the railway line was one of the strategic and the most awaited public transport projects in Warsaw. The line allows passengers to travel from the centre of Warsaw to the Frederic Chopin International Airport in 20 minutes. For comparison, it takes about an hour to cover the same distance by bus or by car. One of the objectives of this project was to facilitate journeys to and from the airport for football fans coming to Poland for the EURO 2012 tournament.
Greatest challenges
Commissioning the facility before the beginning of UEFA EURO 2012.
Key moment
Constructing a pumping station and transformer station no. 2 with the combined height of approximately 20 m, including 16 m of the underground part.
