A planned timetable and a live one are different things

A timetable in the ordinary sense is a plan — the times that are meant to apply for a whole year. It is what you need when booking a trip for next month. What it cannot tell you is what is happening on the tracks today at 15:40.

A live timetable is that same plan checked against reality. It shows the scheduled departure and, right beside it, whether the train will keep to it. The difference matters at one specific moment: when you are at the door with a bag, deciding whether to leave now or in twenty minutes.

What the board shows

Five things per row, nothing to click through for.

ColumnWhat it holdsWhy it matters
Odjazd — departure Scheduled departure time from the station. Your reference point; everything else is read against it.
Pociąg — train Operator and train number, e.g. PKP Intercity 1644/1645. The number identifies your service when several trains head the same way.
Kierunek — direction The final station shown on the train. The same name you will see on the platform indicator and on the carriage.
Peron — platform Departure platform number. Polish stations number platforms and tracks separately — one platform serves two tracks. We show the platform.
Status na czas +12 min odwołany na czas = on time, +12 min = 12 minutes late, odwołany = cancelled.

Station pages are currently in Polish, but they read easily — mostly times, numbers and station names. The five words above are all you need.

Reading Polish station names and operators

Two things trip up visitors more than anything else, and both are easy once you know them.

Station suffixes tell you which station in the city. Główny or Główna means main — Kraków Główny is Kraków main station. Centralna means central, as in Warszawa Centralna. You will also meet Wschodnia (east), Zachodnia (west) and Miasto (city). Large cities have several stations, so the suffix is not decoration: Warszawa Centralna and Warszawa Wschodnia are different places, several kilometres apart.

Operators split roughly three ways. PKP Intercity runs most long-distance services between major cities. POLREGIO and a set of regional operators owned by the individual provinces cover local and regional routes. Suburban networks — SKM in Warsaw and in the Tricity area, among others — serve city regions. Our boards name the operator on every departure, which is usually enough to tell whether you are looking at a fast intercity service or an all-stops local.

How reliable is the timetable?

Worth knowing before you plan a tight connection. Figures from the Polish Office of Rail Transport for the second quarter of 2026.

89.3%
punctual passenger trains in Q2 2026 (93.3% a year earlier)
86.0%
in June alone — the weakest month of the quarter
5,400
trains cancelled during the quarter
5:59
a train counts as punctual up to this delay

That last figure deserves attention. In the official statistics a train five minutes late is punctual — even though your connection has gone. That is exactly why our board does not sort trains into punctual and not, but reports the delay to the minute. Five minutes and twenty-five minutes are two different situations for a passenger, and the statistic hides one of them.

Our own archive shows the summer running harder than the quarterly averages suggest: between 2 July and 17 August 2026 the average daily worst delay rose from 4 hrs 41 min in July to 5 hrs 19 min in August. Full write-up in our Q2 punctuality report.

Check departures for your station

Each station page shows the next departures with live status, a summary of delays and the share of punctual services.

All stations →  ·  Today's delay report →

The timetable in the Trainradar24 app

This page shows the board as it stood when you opened it. The app carries the full timetable — and tells you itself when something changes.

  • Departure and arrival boards. For every station, both directions — scheduled time, direction, platform and live delay.
  • An individual train's timetable. Every stop on the route with its time and the delay at each one, so you can see where the service lost time and whether it can make it up.
  • Push notifications for delays and cancellations. Pick your train once and get told before you set off.
  • A live train map. Where the train actually is right now, not just how many minutes it is behind.
  • Departure reminders. So you do not have to watch the clock yourself.

Free, on Android and iOS, and no account needed — the map opens straight away.

Live train map in the Trainradar24 app

Frequently asked questions

How do I check train times in Poland?

Pick a station from the list on this page. For each station we show the next departures: scheduled time, operator and train number, direction, platform number and the real status — on time, a delay in minutes, or cancelled. The board refreshes on its own.

What does Główny mean in a Polish station name?

Główny (or Główna) means main, so Kraków Główny is Kraków main station. Other common suffixes are Centralna (central, as in Warszawa Centralna), Wschodnia (east), Zachodnia (west) and Miasto (city). Large cities have several stations, so the suffix matters: a ticket to Warszawa Centralna is not the same station as Warszawa Wschodnia.

Who runs trains in Poland?

PKP Intercity operates most long-distance services between major cities. POLREGIO and a set of regional operators owned by the provinces run local and regional trains. Suburban networks such as SKM in Warsaw and the Tricity area serve city areas. Our boards show the operator next to every departure.

Are Polish trains punctual?

In the second quarter of 2026 the national regulator recorded 89.3% punctuality for passenger trains, down from 93.3% a year earlier, with June the weakest month at 86%. A train counts as punctual if it arrives no more than 5 minutes 59 seconds late, so the share of journeys where something actually went wrong is higher than the headline figure suggests.

Where does the departure data come from?

Train movement data comes from the infrastructure manager PKP PLK — the same source the boards at Polish stations use. We refresh it every few minutes, and the board on a station page updates in your browser without a reload.

Can I check the timetable in the Trainradar24 app?

Yes. The app has departure and arrival boards for stations across Poland, the timetable of an individual train with every stop on its route and the delay at each one, a live train map and push notifications. It is free, on Android and iOS, and needs no account.

You have the timetable. Check whether the train agrees.

A live train map, delays at every station and push notifications — free.

Get Trainradar24 on Google Play Download Trainradar24 on the App Store