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PKP class EN57

🇵🇱 Poland ·built by Pafawag· from 1962· Polish-built EMU trainsets

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. EN57-1903: Karol Szapsza· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. EN57 1267 on the line from Liswarta to Herby Nowe. Temporary detour due to track works (Herby Nw.): MOs810· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Class EN57 electric multiple unit: Chepry 💬 ( Andrzej Barabasz ) 📷 🇵🇱· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. EN57-001: Domański E., Kowalczyk E., Skoniecki J.· Public domain
5. EN57-1089, Gdańsk Główny, 2015-09-25 (Muri WG 2015-34): Jakub Murat (Muri)· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. EN57-1703 (2), Grodzisk Mazowiecki, 2017-01-19 (cropped): Ficek· CC BY 2.5 pl
7. EN57 AKŁ 1226 Lodz Fabryczna: MOs810· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Gdańsk, EN57 Polskie Koleje Państwowe (PKP) (SIK 03-036839): ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Bärtschi, Hans-Peter / SIK_03-036839 / CC BY-SA 4.0· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. I10 221 Hp Kraków Łagiewniki, EN57 1947ra: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. Kabina maszynisty EN57-783: Krzysztof Dobrzański· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The PKP Class EN57 (manufacturer's designation: Pafawag 5B/6B) is a type of electric multiple unit used by various operators of Poland. It was built for suburban and long-distance services. Presently it is used by Polregio, Tricity Rapid Urban Railway, Lower Silesian Railways, Silesian Railways, Greater Poland Railways and Masovian Railways companies in Poland.

who runs it

Polregio Masovian Railways Tricity Rapid Transit Rail Ltd Koleje Śląskie Koleje Dolnośląskie Koleje Wielkopolskie Yugoslav Railways Croatian Railways Slovenske železnice Polish State Railways Szybka Kolej Miejska

base stats

speed 120 km/htop speed
power 608 kWpower output
weight 123 tin working order
built 1,452made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 64 years ago, in 1962.
608 kW is about 7 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
65 m long: about 14 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 28 years (1962–1990).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built: 1962
in service from: 1962
retired: 1990
status: retired
number built: 1,452
kind: Electric multiple unit
traction: electric
origin: 🇵🇱 Poland
builders: Pafawag
operators: Polregio, Masovian Railways, Tricity Rapid Transit Rail Ltd, Koleje Śląskie, Koleje Dolnośląskie, Koleje Wielkopolskie, Yugoslav Railways, Croatian Railways, Slovenske železnice, Polish State Railways, Szybka Kolej Miejska
top speed: 120 km/h
power: 608 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: 3000 V DC Overhead lines
wheel arrangement: 2'2'+Bo'Bo'+2'2'
formation: 3 cars per trainset
length: 65 m
weight: 123 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q617055, Wikipedia: PKP class EN57 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.