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Indeed, I think Łódź Voivodeship was one of the parts most affected by the changes to the project. In other things, connections north from Łódź were increased with a second 2h line P31 Kraków-Bydgoszcz joining and creating a pair with the previously proposed P11 Bielsko-Biała-Gdynia, and a formalized Flisak route U47 Łódź-Płock-Rypin-Grudziądz-Malbork-Gdynia with a 4h takt. Combined with hourly regionals to Kutno (increasing to half-hourly in peak), I think the single-track line should be able to handle it with the planned extra double-track sections. The other remaining big change is the creation of "capacity reservations for possible connections of a regional character" on the high-speed line, running from Kalisz to Sieradz on the old line, then onto the HSL, through Łódź, and splitting off after Brzeziny and alternating between Skierniewice and Łowicz, two major towns on the border with the Mazovian voivodeship. Interestingly enough, the new map shows a new HSL station just for these "tentative" trains in Wodzierady (a village which, despite the impression created by the schematic map, is actually closer to Szadek than Zduńska Wola). I'm sure the government thinks this is a good opportunity to win over some PiS voters, but they're not going to get the credit for putting it on a map… They ought to be praying they're in power by the time it's time for the ribbon-cutting. 11/ #HRJ #kolej #rail