Orlen Kolej (formerly Lotos Kolej sp. z o.o. from 2003 until 13 October 2024) is a Polish rail company operating as a subsidiary of PKN Orlen. Orlen Kolej is responsible for transporting Orlen products and delivering petrol for the Gdańsk and Płock refineries.

Orlen Kolej
Company typeLtd.
IndustryRail transport
Founded1 January 2003
HeadquartersGdańsk, Poland
Key people
Christopher Duszczyk
CEO
Number of employees
1700 (2024)
WebsiteOrlen Kolej

The company's predecessor, Zakład Transportu Kolejowego Rafinerii Gdańskiej began operations on 20 March 2002, and from 2003 until 2022 operated as a subsidiary of Grupa Lotos. Since 2003 the company has the license to transport petrol along all PKP PLK lines and is operating outside the Tricity, operating refineries in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Jasło and Gorlice.

Rails and rolling stock

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The company manages over 80 km of track on the refinery's property. The main locomotives used by the company are ST43, SM42 and SM48, along with newer Newag Dragon, Pesa Gama and Alstom Traxx locomotives. Lotos Kolej uses many different kinds of oil tankers for transporting products of the Lotos Group.

 
Locomotive class TRAXX DE of LOTOS Kolej

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