The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €50m for the upgrade of the regional passenger train operator in Mazovia, central-eastern Poland.

The EIB funds will finance the modernisation of the existing rolling stock fleet of Mazovian Railways, and will serve to upgrade railway services and improve the competitiveness of the region around Warsaw as well as contribute to the reduction of economic disparities between Warsaw and Mazovia’s sub-regions.

The new trains will increase the mobility of workers by reducing commuting times. They will raise the capacity of Mazovian Railways’ fleet by 33% in terms of available seats and enhance passenger safety and comfort.