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ABOUT US
The Railway Institute (formerly Railway Scientific and Technical Centre) is a research institute of the Polish Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy, and notified under EU Railway Directives 2001/16/CE, 96/48/CE and 2008/57/CE concerning railway interoperability.
The Railway Institute, operating for 60 years in the railway sector, conducts scientific and research works, as well as services (including calibration of universal masters and measuring instruments) and performs certification works in the fields of railways and urban rail transport.
We hold Polish and foreign accreditations and approvals: PCA (PL), EBA (DE), CESIFER (IT).
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 under the Interoperability of the Railway System Directive NB 1467.
Short History
| 1951 | creation of the Railway Stientific and Research Institute (Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy Kolejnictwa) |
| 1958 | transformation into a Polish State Railway (PKP) unit - Main Railway Technical Research and Development Centre (Centralny Ośrodek Badań i Rozwoju Techniki Kolejnictwa) |
| 1959 | change of location from Hoża street to current location Chłopickiego street |
| 1987 | change of name into Railway Scientific and Technical Centre (Centrum Naukowo-Techniczne Kolejnictwa CNTK) |
| 2000 | separation from the Polish State Railways (PKP) and transformation into a research and development unit |
| 2010 | transformation into a research institute and change of name into RAilway Institute (Instutut Kolejnictwa IK) |