Poland has issued a location decision for a 212-hectare rail and road junction on the eastern side of the country’s planned national airport, enabling construction-permit applications for the junction and related infrastructure.
The decision has immediate enforceability and covers land in Grodzisk County, in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship municipalities of Baranów and Grodzisk Mazowiecki. The project is part of the wider transport programme for the airport planned between Warsaw and Łódź.
The rail element will connect sections of railway lines 5, 85 and 88, linking the airport station with existing and planned routes. The junction will form part of High-Speed Rail Line 85, which is intended to connect the airport with Warsaw and Łódź.
For logistics operators, the development is significant because the associated road network is being designed to provide access to freight-handling yards, passenger facilities, railway maintenance areas and public roads. Existing roads will be reconstructed or removed where necessary, while the new layout is intended to maintain local network continuity.
The designated area covers 212 hectares, of which 85.2 hectares—nearly 40 per cent—has already been acquired through a voluntary property acquisition programme. This provides a foundation for progressing detailed design and permitting, although further land and construction activity will be required before the junction becomes operational.
The rail infrastructure is also being developed to meet dual-use requirements, allowing for civilian and military applications. Design work for Line 85 has received European Union financial support.
The eastern junction follows an earlier location decision covering the airport and transport infrastructure on its western side. Together, the projects are intended to create an integrated air, rail and road network, with the airport initially designed to handle 34 million passengers annually.
For European supply chains, the planned rail connections could improve access to a major Polish passenger and freight hub while strengthening links between central Poland’s road, rail and air networks. The inclusion of freight-handling access at the junction also leaves scope for logistics facilities to be integrated into the wider airport development.
