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Currently, Warsaw is the only Polish city to have introduced a public rapid transit system in the form of an underground metro. The metro is, along with most of Warsaw's public transport, managed by ZTM. The metro has two lines (M1 and M2) and a third line (M3) is planned.
The Public Transport Authority [1] (Polish: Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego w Warszawie, [a] ZTM) is a local government body organising public transport in Warsaw and surrounding metropolitan area. Services managed by the Authority are corporately branded as Warszawski Transport Publiczny (meaning 'Warsaw Public Transport'; abbreviated to WTP ).
The system is operated by Metro Warszawskie, a company owned by the city, and managed by Public Transport Authority in Warsaw. As of 2025, it is the only metro system in Poland. The first section of M1 was opened in 1995 and the line was gradually extended until it reached its full length in October 2008.
Bus transport in Warsaw; Overview; Locale: Warsaw, Poland: Transit type: Public bus transport: Number of lines: 288 (43 night lines) Annual ridership: 403 million (2022) [1] Website: Warsaw Public Transport: Operation; Began operation: 1920-1925 1929: Operator(s) Various companies under contract to ZTM Warszawa: Number of vehicles
The Warsaw tram network is a 125.3-kilometer (77.9 mi) [1] [note 1] tram system serving a third of Warsaw, Poland, and serving half the city's population. [3] It operates 726 cars, [ 4 ] and is the second-largest system in the country (after the Silesian system ). [ 5 ]
A map of the Warsaw Metro, showing the north–south Line M1 and the west–east Line M2 The planned Line M3. Since 28 September 2022, the Warsaw Metro has consisted of 2 lines and 39 stations. [1] The system connects the city centre with Bielany, Praga-Północ, Targówek, Wola, Mokotów, Ursynów and Żoliborz.
Major public transport services operating in the city include the Warsaw Metro, buses, commuter rail service and an extensive tram network. The city is a significant economic centre for the region, with the Warsaw Stock Exchange being the largest in Central and Eastern Europe .
Szybka Kolej Miejska [2] (SKM; which translates as 'Rapid Urban Rail') is a mixed rapid transit and commuter rail system in the Warsaw metropolitan area, operated by the city owned company Szybka Kolej Miejska Sp. z o.o. under the management of Public Transport Authority in Warsaw on shared, general railway lines managed by the PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe.