Editing Gdańsk (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Port Lotniczy im Lecha Walesy Terminal 2.jpg|thumb|[[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport]] (2012, before the 2022 expansion)]]
[[File:Maersk Elba in Gdańsk.JPG|thumb|[[Maersk]] container ship in the [[Port of Gdańsk]]]]
[[File:Gdańsk Główny station 1.jpg|thumb|[[Gdańsk Główny railway station]]]]

The city's core transport infrastructure includes [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport]], an international airport located in Gdańsk,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.airport.gdansk.pl/airport/airport-history-p27.html |title=Airport History |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>
and the [[Szybka Kolej Miejska (Tricity)|Szybka Kolej Miejska]], (SKM)<ref name = "skmka">{{Cite web |url=https://www.skm.pkp.pl/o-nas/nasza-historia/ |language=pl |title=Nasza historia |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-date=5 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105140651/http://www.skm.pkp.pl/o-nas/nasza-historia |url-status=dead }}</ref> which functions as a [[rapid transit]] system for the Tricity area, including Gdańsk, [[Sopot]] and [[Gdynia]], operating frequent trains to 27 stations covering the Tricity.<ref>SKM Passenger Information, Map http://www.skm.pkp.pl/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227081243/http://www.skm.pkp.pl/ |date=27 December 2014 }}</ref>

The principal station in Gdańsk is [[Gdańsk Główny railway station]], served by both [[Szybka Kolej Miejska (Tricity)|SKM]] local trains and [[Polskie Koleje Panstwowe|PKP]] long-distance trains. In addition, long-distance trains also stop at [[Gdańsk Oliwa railway station]], [[Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station]], [[Sopot railway station|Sopot]], and [[Gdynia Główna railway station|Gdynia]]. Gdańsk also has nine other railway stations, served by local [[Szybka Kolej Miejska (Tricity)|SKM]] trains;<ref name = "skmka" /> Long-distance trains are operated by [[PKP Intercity]] which provides connections with most major [[List of cities and towns in Poland|Polish cities]], including [[Warsaw]], [[Kraków]], [[Łódź]], [[Poznań]], [[Katowice]], [[Szczecin]],  [[Częstochowa]], and [[Wrocław]]. [[Polregio]] operates regional trains with the neighbouring [[Kashubian Lake District|Kashubian Lakes Region]] along with trains to [[Słupsk]], [[Hel, Poland|Hel]], [[Malbork]], and [[Elbląg]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/49466/bariera_300_km_h_nie_padla_na_koniec_testow_293_km_h.htm |title = Wszystko na temat branży kolejowej: PKP, Intercity, przewozy regionalne, koleje mazowieckie, rozkłady jazdy PKP, Kolej |website = Rynek-kolejowy.pl |access-date = 29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://rozklad-pkp.pl/ua/sq?ld=mobil&seqnr=2&ident=69.012318225.1650824103&time=14:20&input=5100009&boardType=dep&productsFilter=1111111&GUIREQProduct_0=on&GUIREQProduct_1=on&GUIREQProduct_2=on&GUIREQProduct_3=on&start=start |title = Departures from Gdańsk Glowny|access-date = 26 April 2025}}</ref>

Between 2011 and 2015, the rail route between Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Warsaw underwent a major upgrade, resulting in improvements in the railway's speed and critical infrastructure such as signalling systems, as well as the construction of the [[Pomorska Kolej Metropolitalna]], a major suburban railway, which was opened in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trojmiasto.pl/wiadomosci/Pendolino-z-Trojmiasta-do-Warszawy-Wiecej-pytan-niz-odpowiedzi-n71010.html |title=Pendolino z Trójmiasta do Warszawy. Więcej pytań niż odpowiedzi |date=30 July 2013 |work=trojmiasto.pl |access-date=25 December 2014 |archive-date=28 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728035932/http://www.trojmiasto.pl/wiadomosci/Pendolino-z-Trojmiasta-do-Warszawy-Wiecej-pytan-niz-odpowiedzi-n71010.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>';Jeszcze szybciej z Warszawy do Gdańska,' Kurier Kolejowy 9 January 2015 http://www.kurierkolejowy.eu/aktualnosci/22716/Jeszcze-szybciej-z-Warszawy-do-Gdanska.html {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110043951/http://kurierkolejowy.eu/aktualnosci/22716/Jeszcze-szybciej-z-Warszawy-do-Gdanska.html |date=10 January 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pkm-sa.pl/2020/12/22/pkm-sa-podpisala-umowe-na-realizacje-tzw-bajpasu-kartuskiego-z-gdynska-firma-torhamer/ |title=PKM SA podpisała umowę na realizację tzw. "bajpasu kartuskiego" z gdyńską firmą Torhamer |date=22 December 2020 |website=PKM |language=pl }}</ref>

City buses and [[Trams in Gdańsk|trams]] are operated by ZTM Gdańsk (Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego w Gdańsku).<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Oleksy |first=Ewelina |date=21 June 2018 |title=W Gdańsku dzieci będą jeździć za darmo. Ale tylko z kartą |magazine=Naszemiasto.pl}}</ref> The [[Port of Gdańsk]] is a seaport located on the southern coast of [[Gdańsk Bay]], located within the city,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.portgdansk.pl/en/about-port/investments-and-development/the-port-and-the-city/ |title=The port and the city |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> and the [[Obwodnica Trójmiejska]] and [[A1 autostrada (Poland)|A1 autostrada]] allow for automotive access to the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://historia.trojmiasto.pl/42-lata-temu-otwarto-Obwodnice-Trojmiasta-n140985.html |title=42 lata temu otwarto Obwodnicę Trójmiasta |last=Brancewicz |first=Michał |date=30 December 2019 |website=trojmiasto.pl |access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref> Additionally, Gdańsk is part of the [[Rail-2-Sea]] project. This project's objective is to connect the city with the Romanian [[Black Sea]] port of [[Constanța]] with a {{cvt|3,663|km|abbr=off}} long railway line passing through Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://universul.net/rail-2-sea-and-via-carpathia-the-us-backed-highway-and-rail-links-from-the-baltic-to-the-black-sea/ |title=Rail-2-Sea and Via Carpathia, the US-backed highway and rail links from the Baltic to the Black Sea |first=Alison |last=Mutler |newspaper=Universul.net |date=12 October 2020 |access-date=13 July 2021 |archive-date=10 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110070034/https://universul.net/rail-2-sea-and-via-carpathia-the-us-backed-highway-and-rail-links-from-the-baltic-to-the-black-sea/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347344614 |title=The Three Seas Initiative as a new model of regional cooperation in Central Europe: A Polish perspective |first=Łukasz |last=Lewkowicz |journal=UNISCI Journal |volume=18 |pages=177–194 |year=2020 |issue=54 |doi=10.31439/UNISCI-101 |doi-access=free |access-date=13 July 2021 |archive-date=1 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201032231/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347344614_The_Three_Seas_Initiative_as_a_new_model_of_regional_cooperation_in_Central_Europe_A_Polish_perspective |url-status=live }}</ref>