Ferrovial’s Polish subsidiary Budimex completed the approximately 1.9bn zlotys ($502.m) reconstruction project of the Warsaw West railway station in Poland.
The station reopened after five years of modernisation programme. In July 2020, Budimex was contracted for the rebuild project, which is part of Poland’s National Railways Programme.
Warsaw West is ranked as the country’s second busiest railway hub. It handles up to 60,000 passengers daily and an average of 1,300 daily trains. It has eight platforms and serves national, international, and freight trains.
The project was undertaken as the existing outdated infrastructure across the station area could not meet demand and the growing number of passengers.
It was also driven by the need to make the station more accessible and safer for passengers, reduce energy use and improve operational efficiency.
Architects from the DWAA Architekci studio designed the project.
The reconstruction project involved demolishing the old facility and constructing a new building that includes a main hall in the north section, nine ground-level platforms, and an underground corridor allowing pedestrian access to tracks. This corridor also serves as a shopping area.
The new track layout covers more than 35km and features 137 turnouts along with nearly 580 information displays and 191 signals for managing rail traffic.
Level -1, an underground walkway measuring 63 metres (m) wide, links different parts of the station. It forms a key element of the upgrade.
The platform area occupies about 35,000m² and is linked to the passenger walkway by lifts and escalators, providing direct access for travellers.
Next to the platforms, the new station building accommodates shops and dining outlets within its commercial corridor.
In an effort to reduce energy consumption, developers installed over 8,000m² of photovoltaic panels on the station roof, enabling production of about 30% of its electrical requirements.
Around 600 workers and 160 equipment pieces on an average were involved in the modernisation of this station.
Additional works included building several connection branches for improved city links including routes between Piaseczno, Legionowo and Chopin Airport.
Budimex’s parent Ferrovial is a major infrastructure company. It has operation in over 15 nations.
Recently, the joint venture between Ferrovial Construction and BEMO used Europe’s largest-diameter Vertical Shaft Sinking Machine at Tilbury in Essex for the National Grid’s ‘Grain to Tilbury’ project.
