About us
We are a research and development institute operating for 70 years in the railway sector.
We own a test track for conducting various experiments. We also posses the necessary infrastructure for R&D studies in the field of railway transport.
We are a Notified Body No. NB 1467 to the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2016/797 of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system in the European Union for the assessment of all interoperable structural subsystems, i.e. Infrastructure, Energy, Control-Command and Signalling Track-side and On-board subsystems, rolling stock and traffic operation and management subsystems. The notification is for indefinite time.
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Certification
The main goal of product certification is to protect the market from unsafe products (health, life and environment threatening) and raise safety of product use. Safety is the main factor particularly in the case of products for transport, especially railways. Certification procedures are a formal instrument to assure meeting product requirements.
European Projects
The Railway Institute is researching in a local and international scale.
- Research Projects
- Feasibility Studies
R&D Studies
The Institute conducts various R&D Studies and opinions in the field of railway transport. We operate in the following areas:
- Infrasrtucture
- Electrical Power Engineering
- Traffic Control and Telecommunication
- Rollingstock
- Materials and Structure Elements
Technical Approvals
Technical approvals are a positive technical opinion of meeting requirements:
- construction safety;
- fire safety;
- safety of use;
- proper heath and hygiene conditions;
- proper environmental protection conditions;
- vibration and acoustic protection;
- energy efficiency and proper thermal isolation of compartments.
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V International Conference MODERN TRENDS OF FIRE PROTECTION IN ROLLING STOCK
Time: 10-11 May 2022
Place:
Warsaw Marriott Hotel, Poland
The Railway Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
Purpose of the Conference:
- Participants closer to the international trends of fire protection in rolling stock.
- Experience exchange between experts from all the world research centres.
- Presentation of Fire Research Laboratory Railway Research Institute IK.
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The Young Talent Symposium SYMTA 2021
The goal of the Symposium was to:
- present scientific and professional achievements of the participants,
- share information about the work performed in the organisational units of the Railway Research Institute,
- exchange experience in presenting and publishing their achievements,
- prepare young IK staff for independent scientific and research activities.
Status of notified body No. 1467 and designated body
The Railway Research Institute (IK) was designated to perform the tasks of a designated body for assessing the conformity of the INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY, CONTROL-COMMAND AND SIGNALLING Track-side and On-board, and ROLLING STOCK subsystems.
MORECykl seminariów
W imieniu Dyrekcji Instytutu Kolejnictwa zapraszamy Państwa do uczestnictwa w seminariach naukowo-technicznych, organizowanych przez Instytut Kolejnictwa.
Najbliższe seminarium pt. Wybrane zagadnienia dynamiki pojazdów szynowych. Teoria i praktyka, które odbędzie się 7 marca 2023 roku o godz. 11.00 w siedzibie Instytutu Kolejnictwa w Warszawie przy ulicy Chłopickiego 50.
Referat wygłosi: dr hab. inż. Bogdan Sowiński prof. Instytutu.
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NEWSLETTER
Aktualne Terminy Kursów
Szanowni Państwo,
Ośrodek Szkoleniowy Badań Ultradźwiękowych Laboratorium Badań Materiałów i Elementów Konstrukcji zaprasza do wzięcia udziału w kursach organizowanych w tym roku.
Certyfikacja Systemów Zarządzania Jakością
Certyfikat nr C QMS IK 01/2017-01 – Produkcja i sprzedaż elementów systemu i systemu przytwierdzenia szyn do podkładów betonowych oraz uchwytów dociskowych elektrycznego ogrzewania rozjazdów wydany dla spółki INTERFREZ sp. z o. o. został wycofany dnia 28 listopada 2019 r.
MORENajnowsze publikacje
Prace Instytutu Kolejnictwa Zeszyt Nr 170
Artykuły i informacje publikowane w czasopiśmie dotyczą szeroko rozumianych problemów technicznych i ekonomicznych transportu szynowego. [more]
Railway safety, security and cybersecurity. Comprehensive approach to safety of the guided transport systems.
Since the early days of the railway transport, moving large masses at reasonable speeds has been protected by compliance with many safety related rules. From the very beginning special role was... [more]
RESEARCH FOR RAIL TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT - IK Young Staff Carry out Research Projects
The Railway Research Institute's scientific activity is carried out within the framework of numerous research projects. It covers a wide range of work in the field of rail transport. Effective... [more]
TRANSFORMATION OF ELECTRIC URBAN TRANSPORT IN UKRAINE AFTER 1991
Prepared by a Polish-Ukrainian team of authors, the monograph dealing with the transformation of urban electric transport systems in Ukraine after 1991 is the first comprehensive study of its kind... [more]
Overview of the Key Electromagnetic Compatibility Issues in High-Speed Rail Direct-Current Traction Operation
Andrzej Białoń, Ph. D. Eng. and Victor G. Sychenko, Prof., Ph.D. Eng. [more]
The Role of the Railway Research Institute's Test Track in Railway Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Research
edited by Andrzej Massel, PhD Eng. [more]
Methods and Tools for Assessing the Use of Transport Infrastructure on the Example of Railway Infrastructure Research in Central Europe in 1989-2019
Andrzej Massel, Ph.D. Eng. [more]
Referencyjny model funkcjonalny wspierania bezpieczeństwa i ochrony transportu kolejowego przez systemy z transmisją danych
Monografia autorstwa: Marek Pawlik [more]
