Construction of the new Poznan main railway station is scheduled to commence by the end of this year. The new venue is to be completed by April 2012 ? by the time of the EURO 2012 European Football Championships.

The contractor ? TriGranit, a Hungarian construction consortium ? won a tender announced by Polish State Railways.

The new railway station will have the character of a modern shopping and service venue. Cashier?s windows, waiting areas and passages to platforms will be incorporated into a shopping arcade, the latter also housing service and dining facilities.

After completion of the new station located just a few dozen metres east of the current railway station, the former venue will be dismantled. Plans are also envisaged to cover part of the track over and use the so-reclaimed land to develop a new city centre, including modern hotels and office blocks.