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ILF Consulting Engineers Polska (ILF Poland), which has been involved in the construction of the Warsaw metro for nearly 15 years, will carry out an analysis of the technical feasibility of connecting the Centrum station on the I metro line with the Warszawa Śródmieście / Warszawa Centralna railway stations. The entire analysis will take 18 months to complete.

ILF Poland’s scope of work will include the preparation of a preliminary report and an analysis of possible options for connecting the Centrum (M1 line) metro station with the Warszawa Śródmieście / Warszawa Centralna railway stations. In the study ILF Poland will have to consider solutions that minimize the impact of the construction of the connector on the existing  I metro line as well as on the surrounding area.

The purpose of these works is to obtain an analysis of the alternatives for the construction of the connector by providing basic locational and technical assumptions, which will enable further preparatory works.

Three solutions will be analyzed. The first of them assumes a connection over the cross-town tunnel, the second – under the cross-town tunnel (variant according to the PKP PLK concept). The last one is to be ILF Poland’s original variant.

We are glad that we can contribute again to the construction and improvement of the Warsaw metro. Our previous experience in this area has given us a leading position on the Polish market,” points out Rafał Blankiewicz, Business Development Director, ILF Consulting Engineers Polska. The concept of connecting the central station of the I metro line with the most important station of the cross-town line is not new. It is a very important transfer point on the map of Warsaw, which is why it is so important to create this connector. We will make every effort to ensure that the analysis of three alternatives will give a solid basis for choosing the optimal one. The study will answer a number of technical questions about the possibilities and conditions for each of the solutions – he adds.