Home / Dz.U. 2003 nr 86 poz. 789
Law of March 28, 2003, on railway transport
Ustawa z dnia 28 marca 2003 r. o transporcie kolejowym
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
2003-03-28
Entry into force
2003-06-01
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
Licensesprotectionpecuniary and disciplinary penaltiesFinancingrail transportrailwaysfeescarriage of persons
Related acts
Repealed Acts (2)
- Law of June 27, 1997 on railway transport. · 2003-06-01
- Law of 22 July 1999 on amending the Law on Railway Transport. · 2003-06-01
Acts Declared Repealed (30)
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of May 8, 1998 on determining the amount and method of paying the fee for granting a concession to conduct business activity consisting in managing railway lines and performing railway transport. · 2003-06-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of August 10, 2001, on the detailed rules for passenger service on railway lines. · 2003-06-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of May 22, 2001 on the determination of the types of buildings, structures and installations intended for railway traffic. · 2003-06-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of March 1, 2001 on the determination of documents indicating the possibility of meeting the technical and organizational conditions ensuring the proper conduct of business activity in the field of railway line management or railway transport. · 2003-06-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of September 6, 2001, on the detailed rules for making railway lines available and cooperation between railway administrations and railway carriers. · 2003-06-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 21 July 2000 amending the regulation on the activities of the Chief Railway Inspector for which fees are charged, as well as the amount of these fees and the procedure for their collection. · 2003-06-01
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of December 5, 2000, on budgetary subsidies for provincial self-governments for organizing and subsidizing regional railway passenger transport. · 2003-06-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of September 16, 1999 on the activities of the Chief Railway Inspector for which fees are charged, as well as the amount of these fees and the procedure for their collection. · 2003-06-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of April 27, 1999, on the procedure for conducting inspections by the Chief Railway Inspector. · 2003-06-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of March 19, 1999 amending the regulation on granting the statute to the Chief Inspectorate of Railways. · 2003-06-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of August 12, 1998 on the detailed rules for determining fees for making railway lines available to railway carriers. · 2003-06-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of February 11, 1998, on granting the statute to the Main Railway Inspectorate. · 2003-06-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of September 9, 1998, on the detailed scope of operation and organization of railway protection guards. · 2004-05-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of September 3, 1999 on the list of positions directly related to traffic control on railway lines and the conditions that persons employed in these positions and train drivers should meet. · 2004-05-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of March 18, 1999 on the procedure for issuing technical fitness certificates for rail vehicles and the form of these certificates. · 2004-05-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of July 7, 2000 amending the regulation on the detailed scope of activities and the method of organizing railway protection guards. · 2004-05-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of May 20, 2000 amending the regulation on the determination of distances and conditions allowing the placement of trees or shrubs, acoustic protection elements, earthworks, buildings or structures in the vicinity of railway lines and the method of arranging and maintaining snow barriers and firebreaks. · 2004-05-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of August 18, 1999 on the conditions that railway protection officers should meet. · 2004-05-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of December 28, 1998, on the allocation, registration, and storage of weapons, ammunition, handcuffs, batons, and hand-held gas projectors in railway administrations. · 2004-05-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of April 18, 2002 on the detailed scope of duties of the advisor for the safety of transport of dangerous goods by rail and the training and examination of candidates for advisors. · 2004-05-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of May 12, 1999, on the detailed principles of cooperation between railway protection guards and the Police and Border Guard. · 2004-05-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of May 5, 1999, on the determination of distances and conditions permitting the placement of trees or shrubs, acoustic protection elements, earthworks, buildings, or structures in the vicinity of railway lines, and the method of arranging and maintaining snow barriers and firebreaks. · 2004-05-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of April 22, 1999, on certificates of admission to operation of structures and devices intended for railway traffic control and the type of rail vehicle. · 2004-05-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of February 11, 2000 on the detailed rules and conditions for traffic operation on railway lines. · 2004-12-31
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 8 February 2000 on the list of railway lines of state importance for economic, social, defense, or ecological reasons. · 2004-12-31
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 26 January 1999 on the determination of documents that should be in a powered rail vehicle, and the forms of these documents. · 2004-12-31
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of April 14, 1999, on the determination of the method of keeping a register and the method of marking rail vehicles. · 2004-12-31
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 20 July 2000 on the scope of tests necessary to obtain a certificate of approval for the operation of structures and devices intended for railway traffic, and a certificate of approval for the operation of each type of rail vehicle. · 2004-12-31
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of April 10, 2000 on the technical conditions for the operation of rail vehicles. · 2004-12-31
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 27 March 2000 amending the regulation on the designation of the method of keeping the register and the method of marking rail vehicles. · 2004-12-31
Implementing Regulations (192)
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 27 November 2019 amending the regulation on general conditions of railway traffic and signalling
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 4 October 2019 amending the regulation on the requirements regarding distances and conditions permitting the placement of trees and shrubs, acoustic protection elements and earthworks in the vicinity of a railway line, as well as the method of arranging and maintaining snow barriers and firebreaks
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 17 September 2019 amending the regulation on the list of railway lines of state importance
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of January 31, 2018 on the national register of railway vehicles
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of November 23, 2018, amending the regulation on the provision of railway infrastructure
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of September 20, 2018 amending the regulation on order regulations applicable in the railway area, on trains and other railway vehicles
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of April 21, 2017, on the interoperability of the railway system
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of April 25, 2017, amending the regulation on the method of keeping a register and the method of marking railway vehicles
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of April 19, 2017, on the activities performed by the President of the Office of Rail Transport for which fees are charged, and the amount of these fees and the procedure for their collection
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of April 25, 2017, on the organization of the institution of the Railway Passenger Rights Ombudsman and the procedure for out-of-court dispute resolution for passengers
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of April 12, 2017 on the forms of cooperation between railway protection guards and bodies of the National Revenue Administration
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of April 7, 2017 amending the regulation on the list of railway lines of state importance
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of 7 April 2017 on the access to railway infrastructure
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of December 27, 2017 on the procedure for carrying out inspections by the President of the Office of Rail Transport
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of December 19, 2017 amending the regulation on the engine driver's certificate
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of December 19, 2017 amending the regulation on training and examination centers for engine drivers and engine driver candidates
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of 28 July 2017 amending the regulation on the general technical conditions for the operation of railway vehicles
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of May 25, 2017 on the insurance of railway carriers
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of June 23, 2016 on the national register of railway vehicles
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of 4 January 2016 on the national register of railway infrastructure
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 3 September 2019 amending the regulation on the admission to operation of specific types of railway structures, equipment and vehicles
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of April 20, 2016, on amending the regulation amending the regulation on the requirements regarding distances and conditions for the placement of trees and shrubs, acoustic protection elements and earthworks in the vicinity of a railway line, as well as the method of arranging and maintaining snow barriers and firebreaks
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of April 12, 2016, amending the regulation on the content of the report on proceedings concerning a serious accident, accident, or railway incident
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of 16 March 2016 on serious accidents, accidents and incidents in rail transport.
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of February 10, 2016, amending the regulation on the determination of uniforms, identification cards, insignia and identification marks of railway protection officers
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of 25 February 2016 on the interoperability of the railway system
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of 8 November 2016 amending the regulation on the general conditions for railway traffic and signalling
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of November 8, 2016, amending the regulation on the engine driver's certificate
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Development of April 3, 2015, on health requirements, medical and psychological examinations, and assessment of the physical and mental fitness of persons applying for a locomotive engineer's certificate or for its validity
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Development of December 30, 2014, on employees employed in positions directly related to the operation and safety of railway traffic and the operation of specific types of railway vehicles
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Amending Acts (91)
- Law of August 29, 2003 on the amendment of the law on the conformity assessment system and on the amendment of certain laws · 2003-10-15
- Law of November 13, 2003, on the revenues of local government units · 2004-01-01
- Law of April 20, 2004, amending the law on railway transport · 2004-05-01
- Law of April 20, 2004, amending and repealing certain laws in connection with the accession of the Republic of Poland to the European Union · 2004-05-01
- Law of 31 March 2004 on the carriage of dangerous goods by rail · 2004-05-16
- Law of July 2, 2004 Provisions introducing the Law on freedom of economic activity · 2004-08-21
- Law of July 27, 2005 on conducting competitions for the positions of heads of central government administration offices, presidents of state agencies and presidents of management boards of state targeted funds · 2005-09-01
- Law of 1 July 2005 amending the law on minimum wage and amending other laws · 2005-09-03
- Law of July 28, 2005 on public-private partnership · 2005-10-07
- Law of 16 December 2005 amending the Law on Railway Transport and amending other laws · 2006-02-09
- Law of 22 July 2006 on amending the Law on Railway Transport · 2006-09-11
- Law of 24 August 2006 on the State Cadre Reserve and High State Offices · 2006-10-27
- Law of October 18, 2006, on amending and repealing certain authorizations to issue executive acts · 2007-01-01
- Law of December 6, 2006, on the principles of development policy · 2007-01-01
- Law of 24 August 2007 on amending certain laws in connection with the membership of the Republic of Poland in the European Union · 2007-10-10
- Law of 19 September 2007 on amending the Law on railway transport and certain other laws · 2007-11-02
- Law of February 7, 2008, amending the Law on Railway Transport · 2008-05-10
- Law of 10 July 2008 amending the law on railway transport · 2008-09-07
- Law of October 24, 2008, on amending the law on the commercialization and privatization of the state enterprise "Polish State Railways" and the law on railway transport · 2008-12-06
- Law of 6 December 2008 amending the Law on Railway Transport and the Law on the Protection of Agricultural and Forest Land · 2009-01-22
- Law of December 19, 2008, on Public-Private Partnership · 2009-02-27
- Law of December 19, 2008, on amending the Law on Freedom of Economic Activity and on amending certain other laws · 2009-03-07
- Law of 21 November 2008 on Civil Service · 2009-03-24
- Law of 7 May 2009 on the repeal of certain authorisations to issue executive acts · 2009-07-10
- Law of June 25, 2009 amending the Law on Toll Motorways and the National Road Fund and amending certain other laws · 2009-12-03
- Law of June 25, 2009, amending the Law on Railway Transport · 2009-12-31
- Law of August 27, 2009, on provisions introducing the law on public finance · 2010-01-01
- Law of 16 December 2010 on public collective transport · 2011-03-01
- Law of 25 March 2011 on reducing administrative barriers for citizens and entrepreneurs · 2011-07-01
- Law of 28 July 2011 on amending the Law on the Railway Fund and the Law on railway transport · 2011-09-23
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Amended Acts (6)
- Law of September 8, 2000, on the commercialization and restructuring of the state enterprise "Polish State Railways". · 2003-06-01
- Law of 21 December 2001 on the amendment of the Law on the Organization and Mode of Operation of the Council of Ministers and on the Scope of Competences of Ministers, the Law on Departments of Government Administration, and on the amendment of certain laws. · 2003-06-01
- Law of 8 December 2000 on amending the Law on Higher Education, the Law on Higher Vocational Schools, the Law on Railway Transport, and the Law on Tourism Services, and the Law - Code of Civil Procedure, the Law - Act on the Structure of Common Courts, and the Law on Government Departments - in connection with adaptation to European Union law. · 2003-06-01
- Law of 22 December 2000 on amending certain statutory authorizations to issue normative acts and on amending certain laws. · 2003-06-01
- Law of November 19, 1999, on Business Activity. · 2003-06-01
- Law of July 24, 1998, amending certain laws defining the competences of public administration bodies - in connection with the state's structural reform. · 2003-06-01
Information on Consolidated Text (12)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 1 September 2025 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on railway transport
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 2, 2024, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on railway transport
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of January 27, 2023, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on Railway Transport
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of August 2, 2023, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on railway transport
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of October 1, 2021, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on Railway Transport
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 22, 2020, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on Railway Transport
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 15, 2019, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on Railway Transport
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of October 13, 2017, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on railway transport
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of September 15, 2016, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on railway transport
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 21, 2015, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on railway transport
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of December 6, 2013 on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on railway transport
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of January 19, 2007, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on Railway Transport
References (2)
Constitutional Tribunal Ruling (1)
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Law of June 27, 1997 on railway transport.
- Repealing Acts: Law of 22 July 1999 on amending the Law on Railway Transport.
- Amending Acts: Law of 21 December 2001 on the amendment of the Law on the Organization and Mode of Operation of the Council of Ministers and on the Scope of Competences of Ministers, the Law on Departments of Government Administration, and on the amendment of certain laws.
- Amending Acts: Law of July 24, 1998, amending certain laws defining the competences of public administration bodies - in connection with the state's structural reform.
- Amending Acts: Law of 22 December 2000 on amending certain statutory authorizations to issue normative acts and on amending certain laws.
- Amending Acts: Law of November 19, 1999, on Business Activity.
- Amending Acts: Law of September 8, 2000, on the commercialization and restructuring of the state enterprise "Polish State Railways".
- Amending Acts: Law of 8 December 2000 on amending the Law on Higher Education, the Law on Higher Vocational Schools, the Law on Railway Transport, and the Law on Tourism Services, and the Law - Code of Civil Procedure, the Law - Act on the Structure of Common Courts, and the Law on Government Departments - in connection with adaptation to European Union law.
- Amended Acts: Law of June 11, 2026, on the metropolitan union in the Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Amended Acts: Act of May 29, 2026, on amending the Act on crisis management and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of 18 December 2025 amending the Law on Railway Transport
- Amended Acts: Law of April 26, 2024, on ensuring that certain products and services meet accessibility requirements by economic entities
- Amended Acts: Law of 16 June 2023 on amending the Geological and Mining Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of June 16, 2023, on amending the law on public collective transport and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of April 14, 2023, on amending the law on railway transport and the law on public transport
- Amended Acts: Law of May 9, 2023, on amending the law on the management of agricultural real estate of the State Treasury, the law on construction law, and the law on railway transport
- Amended Acts: Law of July 23, 2021 on amending the Law on Railway Transport
- Amended Acts: Law of July 22, 2022, on streamlining the investment process of the Central Communication Port
- Amended Acts: Law of February 24, 2022, on amending the Law on Technical Supervision and the Law on Railway Transport
- Amended Acts: Law of 30 March 2021 on amending the Law on railway transport
- Amended Acts: Law of 30 March 2021 on amending the Law on access to environmental information and its protection, public participation in environmental protection and on environmental impact assessments, and on amending certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 11 September 2019 - Provisions introducing the Law - Public Procurement Law
- Amended Acts: Law of July 15, 2020, on amending the law on the principles of development policy and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of September 17, 2020 amending the Law on Railway Transport
- Amended Acts: Act of May 14, 2020, on amending certain acts regarding protective measures in connection with the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
- Amended Acts: Law of February 13, 2020, amending the Law on Railway Transport and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of April 16, 2020, on specific support instruments in connection with the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
- Amended Acts: Law of January 9, 2020, on amending the law on railway transport and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Act of January 23, 2020, amending the Act on government administration departments and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of 30 August 2019 on the amendment of the law on railway transport
- Amended Acts: Law of November 22, 2018, on amending the law - Educational Law, the law on the education system and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of June 13, 2019 on carrying out economic activities in the field of production and trade of explosives, weapons, ammunition and products and technologies for military or police purposes
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 February 2019 amending certain laws in connection with ensuring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
- Amended Acts: Law of December 14, 2018, on the protection of personal data processed in connection with the prevention and combating of crime
- Amended Acts: Law of July 5, 2018, on the succession management of an individual's enterprise
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 June 2018 amending the Law on conformity assessment and market surveillance systems and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 24, 2017, on tourist events and related tourist services
- Amended Acts: Law of March 22, 2018 on amending the law on the commercialization and restructuring of the state-owned enterprise "Polish State Railways" and the law on railway transport
- Amended Acts: Law of 6 March 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law - Entrepreneurs' Law and other laws concerning economic activity
- Amended Acts: Law of July 20, 2017 – Water Law
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 December 2016 - Provisions introducing the Law - Education Law
- Amended Acts: Law of 11 May 2017 on statutory auditors, auditing firms and public oversight
- Amended Acts: Law of November 16, 2016, - Provisions introducing the Law on the National Revenue Administration
- Amended Acts: Law of 23 September 2016 on out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes
- Amended Acts: Law of November 16, 2016, on amending the Law on the Universal Duty of Defence of the Republic of Poland and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 16, 2016, on amending the Law on Railway Transport and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of October 21, 2016, on concession contracts for construction works or services
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2016, amending the Law on Railway Transport and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2016, amending the Law on Government Departments and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 September 2015 on amending the law on freedom of economic activity and certain other laws