A 鈧100m will finance the upgrading of 58km of railways and signalling enhancement on a 42km section between Warsaw and Lodz and 鈧65m will support the modernisation of a 32km-long section of the E59 railway line connecting Wroclaw and Poznan.
Anton Rop, EIB vice-president responsible for operations in Poland, said: 鈥淭he EIB funds will help to upgrade the railway lines along the key transport corridors in Poland, contributing to an increase of transport safety and speed and improving the environment by promoting environmentally friendly modes of transport鈥.
The current loans are a continuation of the EIB鈥檚 cooperation with PKP. Including the current loans, the bank has provided loans to PLK totalling 鈧1.4bn to finance railway modernisation projects across Poland.
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