Editing Katowice (section)

===Public transportation===
[[File:Pesa Twist Step Katowice 1.JPG|thumb|[[Pesa Twist]] tram in Katowice]]
The public [[Transport network|transportation system]] of the Katowice consists of commuter and long-distance trains, trams, buses and city bikes. Around 38 percent of people in Katowice use trams and buses on their daily commute (40 percent if counted those using the park-and-ride facilities), 10 percent walk, 4 percent cycle, and 2 percent takes the train, according to a 2020 report.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=administrator |date=2020-05-28 |title=Polacy chcą lepszego transportu zbiorowego i mniej aut w miastach – badanie |url=https://polskialarmsmogowy.pl/2020/05/polacy-chca-lepszego-transportu-zbiorowego-i-mniej-aut-w-miastach-badanie/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Polski Alarm Smogowy – Razem o czyste powietrze |language=pl-PL}}</ref> There are also three park-and-ride centers in Katowice with over 1,000 parking spaces.

==== Tram and bus lines ====
The transit authority of the [[Metropolis GZM]], Zarząd Transportu Metropolitalnego (ZTM), operates the city trams and buses.

The [[Silesian Interurbans|Silesian Interurban]] tram system is one of the largest and oldest in Europe, in operation since 1894 and covering over 200&nbsp;km of rails, including 62&nbsp;km in Katowice proper. The network in Katowice is mostly located in the northern part of the city has a star-like shape, with most lines converging on the Rynek square and expanding to all directions. There are 13 tram lines in Katowice, all but 2 expanding into neighboring cities. 116 tram stops are located in Katowice proper, as of 2020. A new tram line is planned to the southern suburbs since 2016. 
[[File:WK14 Katowice kielichy.JPG|thumb|[[Katowice railway station]]]]
In addition to trams, bus lines are organized by ZTM. There are currently 63 regular lines in Katowice (including night lines), and additional 10 express metropolitan lines, with 609 bus stops as of 2020. ZTM organizes a bus line to their airport as well, which runs every 30 minutes between 4am and 9:30pm and every hour at night.

==== Commuter trains ====
[[Koleje Śląskie]] (Silesian Railways), a regional railway authority, connects Katowice with its suburbs and other major cities in [[Silesian Voivodeship|Silesian]] and [[Lesser Poland Voivodeship|Lesser Poland voivodeships]]: [[Gliwice]], [[Rybnik]], [[Częstochowa]], [[Bielsko-Biała]], [[Kraków]], and [[Oświęcim]], among others. It operates 9 regular lines and 1 tourist weekend line (to [[Zakopane]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schemat linii {{!}} Koleje Śląskie – regionalny przewoźnik kolejowy |url=https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/rozklad_jazdy/schemat-linii-komunikacyjnych/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |language=pl-PL}}</ref>

[[Polregio]] operates commuter trains from Katowice to cities and towns in [[Lesser Poland Voivodeship|Lesser Poland]] and [[Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Świętokrzyskie]] voivodeships: [[Trzebinia]], [[Olkusz]], and [[Kielce]], among others.

==== Long-haul trains ====
Katowice is the main railway hub in southern Poland. Katowice's main railway station is the fifth-busiest train station in Poland as of 2019 (and third outside Warsaw), with 17.6 million passengers and growing 47 percent since 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kolejowego |first=Urząd Transportu |title=Wymiana pasażerska w 2019 r. |url=https://utk.gov.pl/pl/raporty-i-analizy/analizy-i-monitoring/analizy-i-opracowania/16709,Wymiana-pasazerska-w-2019-r.html |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Urząd Transportu Kolejowego |language=pl}}</ref> 16% of the passengers travelled on [[PKP Intercity]] train, the main long-distance train operator in Poland.

Katowice has a direct [[High-speed rail in Poland|Express Intercity Premium]] (high-speed) connection to [[Warsaw]] through the [[Grodzisk Mazowiecki–Zawiercie railway|Centralna Magistrala Kolejowa]], with a run time of 2 hours 21 minutes. [[PKP Intercity]] also offers direct standard connections to Kraków (under 1 hour), [[Wrocław]], Kielce and [[Ostrava]] (under 2 hours), Warsaw, [[Rzeszów]], [[Olomouc]], and [[Łódź]] (under 3 hours), [[Poznań]] (under 4 hours), [[Brno]], [[Vienna]] and [[Bratislava]] (under 5 hours), as well as [[Prague]], [[Budapest]], and [[Berlin]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Niećko |first=Dorota |date=2021-09-06 |title=Pociągiem z Katowic w podróż do miast Europy w kilka godzin i bez przesiadek. Jak kupić bilet na kolejowe połączenie międzynarodowe |url=https://dziennikzachodni.pl/pociagiem-z-katowic-w-podroz-do-miast-europy-w-kilka-godzin-i-bez-przesiadek-jak-kupic-bilet-na-kolejowe-polaczenie/ar/c7-15788918 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Dziennik Zachodni |language=pl-PL}}</ref> 
[[File:2024-07 Katowice CP Zawodzie (5).jpg|thumb|''Metrobike'' bicycles in Zawodzie district]]

==== Long-haul coach lines ====
Katowice has a modern international bus station located close to the city center. There are over 400 connections on a typical weekday,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rozkład jazdy |url=https://mdakatowice.pl/rozklad-jazdy/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=MDA Katowice – Międzynarodowy Dworzec Autobusowy Katowice |language=pl-PL}}</ref> with the most-popular ones being domestic destinations in Poland and cities in [[Ukraine]].

==== Cycling, walking and other ====
Cycling is becoming a more popular mode of transportation in Katowice. As of 2021, the city had {{Convert|92.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} of dedicated bicycle lanes, up from {{Convert|60|km|mi|abbr=in}} in 2015. [[Metrorower|The metropolitan bicycle system]] is operated by [[Nextbike]] and has 924 stations with over 7000 bicycles in Katowice and in surrounding cities.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=The Metrobicycle has started. The system of city bicycles rental stations, the biggest in Poland, and the third in Europe, is already available · ZTM |url=https://www.metropoliaztm.pl/en/s/metrorower-wystartowal-najwiekszy-w-polsce-i-trzeci-w-europie-system-wypozyczalni-miejskich-rowerow-juz-dostepny |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=www.metropoliaztm.pl}}</ref> Rides under 30 minutes costs PLN 1, less than 1 hour costs PLN 2.50 and each additional hour becomes more expensive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pricelist |url=https://metrorower.transportgzm.pl/en/cennik/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Rower Metropolitalny |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Bolt (company)|Bolt]] and Blinkee operate commercial systems of scooter share. Traficar and Panek Car Share operate commercial carshare systems.