MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE 

The governmental administrative body responsible for shaping and implementing state policy on the Polish transport system ensures that citizens have access to modern infrastructure and high-quality transport services within a sustainable transport system. It is the formal owner and main recipient of the Horizontal Timetable Project. 

CENTRALNY PORT KOMUNIKACYJNY SP. Z O. O. 

A special-purpose company that has been set up to construct a new airport and high-speed rail lines in Poland. CPK is integral to the horizontal timetable process, as it formulates project assumptions and collaborates with infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. to jointly produce the final horizontal timetable. CPK is also responsible for overseeing the project to ensure its proper and timely execution, as well as testing the Passenger Transport Model against the train timetable assumptions. Furthermore, in partnership with PKP Linie Kolejowe S.A., CPK is developing a Railway Micromodelling Model for the entire Polish railway network, which is used for capacity analysis. 

PKP POLSKIE LINIE KOLEJOWE S.A. 

The national railway infrastructure manager is responsible for capacity allocation on the Polish railway network, train operations management, infrastructure maintenance, and investment processes on existing railway lines. In the Horizontal Timetable process, it shares responsibility for preparing the project’s detailed assumptions and, together with CPK, handles the technical work. In the future, it will implement these assumptions by allocating capacity according to the Horizontal Timetable. In collaboration with CPK, it is developing the Railway Micromodelling Model for the entire railway network in Poland, used for capacity analysis. 

CENTRE FOR EU TRANSPORT PROJECTS 

An entity responsible for managing European funds for infrastructure investments in Poland across various sectors, including road, rail, air, urban, maritime, inland, intermodal transport, and road safety. In the preparation of the Horizontal Timetable, it aids in evaluating traffic forecasts using its Integrated Traffic Model tool. 

OFFICE OF RAIL TRANSPORT 

Supports the President of the Office of Rail Transport, who acts as the central administrative authority with tasks defined by the Railway Transport Act. This office serves as both the national safety authority and the national railway transport regulator, ensuring compliance with EU regulations on safety, interoperability, and railway transport regulation. In the Horizontal Timetable process, it ensures that the proposed and implemented solutions adhere to EU and national laws, specifically ensuring that they do not discriminate against any current or potential market participants.