Warsaw, Poland Commuter Trains to resume full service

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The Warsaw, Poland commuter rail system will resume service on Monday next, 16 January, 2007.

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The rail system has been operating at reduced service levels for the better part of this year while upgrades were made to tracks in the tunnel in the center of Warsaw.

The upgrades were completed in December 2006 and offered to the various Polish Government authorities for inspection. See

The Warsaw Fire Department put a scare in the hearts of many commuters when they found discrepancies that threatened for at least a years delay.

The completed project lacked, among other things walls between the tunnels. The walls were planned to be installed in the next phase of upgrading the tunnels that would occur next year.

The Railroad offered to put up temporary walls until that time. The Fire department initially rejected the offer.

In the end, however, the Fire Department agreed to the temporary walls being installed in three months time.

The upgrade allows commuter trains to now proceed through the tunnels at 60 km per hour rather than 20 km per hour that was the previous limit.

The new train schedules have not yet been posted.