Poland Among EU Leaders in Railway Crossing Accidents
June 8, 2026 | Trenify Foundation
Poland remains one of the EU countries with the highest number of railway crossing accidents. Data from 2022–2025 shows a concerning upward trend in casualties, placing railway crossing safety at the centre of public debate.
Scale of the Problem
Poland has one of the densest networks of railway crossings in Europe. Despite infrastructure investments and awareness campaigns, accident numbers show an upward trend over the 2022–2025 period.
The Trenify Foundation report "Driver Safety at Railway Crossings in the Era of Intelligent Transport" (2026) identifies the problem as systemic – it stems not only from driver inattentiveness but from data integration gaps between road and rail participants.
Three Safety System Layers
The report identifies three key safety elements:
- Vehicles – growing share equipped with ADAS and navigation
- Infrastructure – signage, barriers, signals
- Data integration – the missing link connecting real-time rail data with vehicle navigation systems
The Missing Data Layer
Navigation systems show static crossing locations but are not integrated with real-time train approach data. This is the fundamental gap that increases accident risk.
"The missing link is real-time data integration – information about an approaching train must reach the driver before their vehicle is on the tracks."
— Trenify Foundation Report, 2026
Trainradar24 is piloting a real-time driver warning system to address this gap. Read more in the next article.
