Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna (Łódź Metropolitan Railway, ŁKA) is a regional rail operator which serves most of the regional routes in the Łódź Voivodeship. The company was founded in 2010. It is fully owned by the Łódź Voivodeship government.
Currently, the company operates regional passenger trains within Łódź and surrounding towns in the Łódź Voivodeship. On weekends the company launches semi-fast trains from Łódź to Warszawa.
Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna launches two types of trains:
Osobowy – slow train. It stops at all stations and train stops.
ŁKA Sprinter – fast train. It stops at designated stations and stops only. Only for Łódź – Warszawa trains on weekends.
The best offers for tourists
Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna currently accepts Polregio’s network tickets: REGIOkarnet valid for 3 days of travel within 2 months on Polregio and several other regional rail operators and Bilet Turystyczny (Tourist Ticket) valid from 18:00 on the day before a holiday until 06:00 on the day after the holiday (typically from Friday 18:00 to Monday 06:00). These are affordable tickets, but are not valid on the trains ŁKA Sprinter.
Bilet Turystyczny – up-to-date information, validity and prices (Polregio)
REGIOkarnet – up-to-date information, validity and prices (Polregio)
Luckily, Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna is one of the participants of the the Wspólny Bilet Samorządowy (Joint Regional Government Ticket) – a 24-hour ticket valid on nearly all regional trains operated by eight Polish rail carriers. However, it is not valid on PKP Intercity or Polregio, which may require purchasing an additional ticket for parts of longer journeys. It is very useful, if you want to travel for example from Łódź to Skierniewice by train operated by Łódzka Kolej Mazowiecka and continue your journey from Skierniewice to Warszawa or to Siedlce by train operated by Koleje Mazowieckie. The ticket is not valid on the ŁKA Sprinter trains, so you must not travel from Łódź to Warsaw by fast weekend trains launched by ŁKA.
Wspólny Bilet Samorządowy – up-to-date information, validity and prices (Koleje Dolnośląskie)
Routes
Most important routes served by Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna:
Łódź – Kutno via Zgierz and Łęczyca
Łódź – Skierniewice
Łódź – Łowicz via Koluszki
Łódź – Sieradz via Pabianice
Łódź – Radom via Drzewica
Łódź – Spała
Łódź – Częstochowa via Piotrków Trybunalski and Radomsko
Łódź – Kielce via Tomaszów Mazowiecki and Opoczno
There are also short bus routes that connect railway stations with towns not directly served by rail.
Rolling stock
Fleet of the trains of the operator is modern. The oldest trains were delivered in 2015 and early 2015 (two-car Stadler Flirt EMU). In the following years the ŁKA expanding his fleet – the company ordered 14 three-car electric multiple units and 20 three-car electric multiple units manufactured by Stadler Flirt.
All trains are air-conditioned. There is at least one toilet on board. All trains are accessible to people with disabilities.
Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna – official website
Related articles:
Train travel in Poland – a comprehensive guide
One-day train trips from Łódź
