Editing Warsaw (section)

==Transport==
{{Main |Transport in Warsaw|Infrastructure in Warsaw}}
Warsaw is a considerable transport hub linking [[Western Europe|Western]], Central and Eastern Europe. The city has a good [[Bus transport in Warsaw|network of buses]] and a continuously expanding perpendicular [[Warsaw metro|metro]] running north to south and east to west. The [[Trams in Warsaw|tram system]] is one of the biggest in Europe, with a total length of {{convert|133|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="ZTM 2022">{{cite web |url=https://www.ztm.waw.pl/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/www_-BIULETYN-GRUDZIEN_2022-3.pdf |title=Informator statystyczny 2022 - nr XII (grudzień)|language=pl |publisher=Warszawski Transport Publiczny |access-date=18 January 2024 }}</ref> As a result of increased foreign investment, economic growth and EU funding, the city has undertaken the construction of new roads, [[Overpass|flyovers]] and bridges.<ref name=Jeziorski/> The supervising body is the City Roads Authority (ZDM – ''Zarząd Dróg Miejskich'').

===Public transport===
The first section of the [[Warsaw Metro]] was opened in 1995 initially with a total of 11 stations.<ref name="metro">{{cite web |url=http://www.metro.waw.pl/page.php?id=111 |title=A History of Subway Construction |work=metro.waw.pl |access-date=30 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210054546/http://www.metro.waw.pl/page.php?id=111&PHPSESSID=9eb61f8f4408e4e6260cabb63fc4daa3 |archive-date=10 December 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2024, it has 39 stations running a distance of approximately {{convert|41|km|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metro.waw.pl/page.php?id=56 |title=Technical and Operating Data of the Existing Subway Section |work=metro.waw.pl |access-date=30 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117051410/http://www.metro.waw.pl/page.php?id=56&PHPSESSID=12053adabbe490da1246a5eaaacb78d8 |archive-date=17 January 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Public transport also extends to [[light rail]] [[Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa]] line, urban railway [[Szybka Kolej Miejska (Warsaw)|Szybka Kolej Miejska]], [[regional rail]] [[Koleje Mazowieckie]] (Mazovian Railways),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.e-warsaw.pl/miasto/transport.htm |title=Public transport |work=e-warsaw.pl |access-date=22 August 2008 |archive-date=10 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710025442/http://www.e-warsaw.pl/miasto/transport.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[bicycle sharing system]]s ([[Veturilo]]). The buses, trams, urban railway and Metro are managed by the [[Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego w Warszawie|Public Transport Authority]] and are collectively known as Warsaw Public Transport.
[[File:Most Poniatowskiego nocą.jpg|thumb|There are 11 bridges over the Vistula within the city. In the photo, [[Poniatowski Bridge]] and [[Świętokrzyski Bridge]] in the distance]]

The table presents statistics on public transport in Warsaw.<ref>{{cite web |title=Informator statystyczny 2023 - raport roczny |url=https://www.ztm.waw.pl/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/13-BIULETYN-DODATEK-ROCZNY-2023.pdf |access-date=18 February 2024 |publisher=Warszawski Transport Publiczny |language=pl}}</ref><ref name="ZTM 2022" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="background:gold; color:navy;" | System
! scope="col" style="background:gold; color:navy;" | Stations / Lines / Net length
! scope="col" style="background:gold; color:navy;" | Annual ridership
! scope="col" style="background:gold; color:navy;" | Operator / Notes
|-
! scope="row" |[[File:Warsaw Metro logo.svg|15px|link=Warsaw Metro]] [[Warsaw Metro|Metro]]
| 39 / 2 / {{cvt|41|km}}
| 199,974,995 <small>(2023)</small>
| [[Warsaw Public Transport Authority|ZTM]] / Underground rail system
|-
! scope="row" |[[File:Ico tram.png|15px|link=Trams in Warsaw]] [[Trams in Warsaw|Trams]]
| 538 / 24 / {{cvt|133|km}}
| 248,903,710 <small>(2023)</small>
| [[Warsaw Public Transport Authority|ZTM]] / Lines marked with one- or dwo-digit number
|-
! scope="row" |[[File:Ico bus (1).png|15px|link=Bus transport in Warsaw]] [[Bus transport in Warsaw|Bus]]
| 3227 / 301 / {{cvt|3024|km}}
| 452,220,927 <small>(2023)</small>
| [[Warsaw Public Transport Authority|ZTM]] / Extensive services in all boroughs / 41 Night lines / Lines marked with three-digit number
|-
! scope="row" |[[File:Skmd.png|15px|link=Fast Urban Railway (Warsaw)]] [[Fast Urban Railway (Warsaw)|Fast Urban Railway]]
| 198 / 9 / {{cvt|116|km}}
| 15,161,224 <small>(2023)</small>
| [[Warsaw Public Transport Authority|ZTM]] / Overground [[rapid transit]] rail system
|-
! scope="row" |[[File:WTP Koleje Mazowieckie.svg|15px|link=Masovian Railways]] [[Masovian Railways|Koleje Mazowieckie]]
| 45 stations within the city
| 36,018,918 <small>(2023)</small>
| [[Masovian Railways|KM]] / Regional carrier / Within the city limits a common ticket with other means of public transport / Number of passengers using stations located in Warsaw
|-
! scope="row" |[[File:WKD.svg|15px|link=Warsaw Commuter Railway]] [[Warsaw Commuter Railway|Commuter Railway]]
| 2 / 28 / {{cvt|33|km}}
| 3,516,550 <small>(2023)</small>
| [[Warsaw Commuter Railway|WKD]] / Operates on a separate railway line
|}

===Roads===
Warsaw lacks a complete [[ring road]] system and most traffic goes directly through the city centre, leading to the eleventh highest level of congestion in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/trafficindex/list?citySize=LARGE&continent=EU&country=ALL |title=TomTom Traffic Index |publisher=TomTom |year=2018 |access-date=6 August 2018 |archive-date=13 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313133819/https://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/trafficindex/list?citySize=LARGE&continent=EU&country=ALL |url-status=live }}</ref> The Warsaw ring road has been planned to consist of four [[Expressways of Poland|express roads]]: [[Expressway S2 (Poland)|S2]] (south), [[Expressway S8 (Poland)|S8]] (north-west) and [[Expressway S17 (Poland)|S17]] (east). S8, S2 and a small {{convert|3|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} section of S17 are open. Additionally, the S2 and S8 have a [[Concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with the [[Expressway S7 (Poland)|S7]] and the S2 has a short concurrency with the S8. A second ring road consisting of the [[A50 autostrada (Poland)|A50 motorway]] (south) and [[Expressway S50 (Poland)|S50 expressway]] (north) is also planned but it is unknown when construction will start.

The [[A2 autostrada (Poland)|A2 motorway]] opened in June 2012, stretches west from Warsaw and is a direct motorway connection with Łódź, [[Poznań]] and ultimately with Berlin.

===Aviation===
[[File:Lotnisko Chopina w Warszawie 2018b.jpg|thumb|[[Warsaw Chopin Airport]]]]
The city has three [[international airports]]: [[Warsaw Chopin Airport]], located just {{convert|10|km|mi}} from the city centre,  [[Warsaw Radom Airport|Warsaw-Radom Airport]], located just {{convert|90|km|mi}} south of Warsaw, which serves mainly low-cost and charter operations and finally [[Modlin Airport|Warsaw-Modlin Airport]], located {{convert|35|km|mi}} to the north, opened in July 2012. With around 100 international and domestic flights a day and with 7,440,056 passengers served in 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air passenger transport by main airports in each reporting country |url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/AVIA_PAOA__custom_3263723/bookmark/table?lang=en&bookmarkId=bb0c53f4-3e09-4a12-94d6-21b67640a062 |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=Eurostat |archive-date=9 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509205723/https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/AVIA_PAOA__custom_3263723/bookmark/table?lang=en&bookmarkId=bb0c53f4-3e09-4a12-94d6-21b67640a062 |url-status=live }}</ref> and it has also been called "the most important and largest airport in Central Europe".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airport-business.com/2015/12/pole-position-developing-the-most-important-and-largest-airport-in-central-europe/ |title=Pole position: Developing "the most important and largest airport in Central Europe" |work=airport-business.com |date=17 December 2015 |access-date=30 December 2015 |archive-date=26 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326031157/http://www.airport-business.com/2015/12/pole-position-developing-the-most-important-and-largest-airport-in-central-europe/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Warsaw Chopin Airport]] is the [[List of the busiest airports in Poland|busiest airport]] in Poland a with 21.3 million passengers in 2024 handling approximately 40% of the country's total air passenger traffic. The airport is a central hub for [[LOT Polish Airlines]] as well as a base for [[Enter Air]] and [[Wizz Air]]. There are 50 air operations performed at the airport per hour. [[London]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Paris]], and [[Amsterdam]] are the busiest international connections, while [[Kraków]], [[Wrocław]], and [[Gdańsk]] are the most popular domestic ones.<ref name="tur1">[http://www.tur-info.pl/p/ak_id,18197,,lotnisko,okecie,otwarcia_lotniska,warszawa,w_warszawie,historia,rozwoj,chopina.html "Dokładnie 72 lata temu otwarto lotnisko Okęcie"], ''www.tur-info.pl'' (information originally available from the official airport webpage), 6 June 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2008. {{in lang|pl}}</ref> The complex contains 45 passenger gates, 27 of which are equipped with jetways. A rail link has been added to connect the city with the airport in 2012.

=== Rail ===
Long distance and intercity trains are operated by [[Polish State Railways]] (PKP). There are also some suburban bus lines run by private operators.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTTRANSPORT/Resources/336291-1119275973157/td-ut5.pdf |title=From monopoly towards market |publisher=World Bank |access-date=22 August 2008 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180159/http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTTRANSPORT/Resources/336291-1119275973157/td-ut5.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Bus transport in Warsaw|Bus]] service covers the entire city, with approximately 256 routes totalling above {{convert|3000|km|}}, and with some 1,700 vehicles.

The main railway station is [[Warszawa Centralna railway station|Warszawa Centralna]] serving both domestic traffic to almost every major city in Poland, and international connections. There are also five other major railway stations and a number of smaller suburban stations.

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File:C12 Nowy Świat-Uniwersytet - peron, Otwarcie M2, 2015-03-08.jpg|[[Warsaw Metro|Metro Line 2]], [[Nowy Świat-Uniwersytet metro station|Nowy Świat-Uniwersytet station]]
File:MANLion'sCityCNG 7204.jpg|[[Bus transport in Warsaw|Bus]]
File:Pesa 128N "Jazz-Duo", -3607, Tramwaje Warszawskie (32852697973).jpg|[[Trams in Warsaw|Tram car]]
File:PESA Sundeck & Bombardier, Koleje Mazowieckie (26575134031).jpg|[[Masovian Railways|Koleje Mazowieckie]] trains at [[Warszawa Wschodnia railway station|Warszawa Wschodnia]]
File:Stacja Veturilo Kopernika-Oboźna 2023.jpg|[[Veturilo]] bicycle rack at Oboźna Street
</gallery>