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TOMASZ KOSSOWSKI

HIGH-SPEED TRAIN SERVICES IN POLAND AND CHANGES TO THEM

IN THE YEARS 1975-1999

The years 1975-1999 broughl a rapid growth of fast railway connections in Poland, espe-cially after 1990. This was mainly a reflection of the necessity for the Polish raił service to be adjusted to West European standards with the resuit being an increase in the number of cities served, and hence in their accessibility. This means that geographical space has diminished, and temporal distances have shortened, such that time-space convergence has occurred. The development of high-speed connections in Poland - embracing metropolitan areas only - has been accompanied by a decline in remaining raił services.