In the early 80s and 90s the Polish government cancelled around 9000 km of railway routes, around a third of all routes, abandoning the infrastructures and leaving many people unconnected. In this fourth episode of Next Stop, Iwona Budych, President of the Transport Exclusion Association, and the analyst on public transport Bartosz Jakubowski join us to discuss about the consequences of transport exclusion and share with us the Polish case, where the lack of a trustworthy timetable and a sufficient frequency of trains
made many people switch to cars.  

  

But what happened with those people who don't have access to cars? Nowadays around 15 million people are transport excluded in Poland, a phenomenon that affects specially children, women, elderly and people living in rural areas. Iwona points out the importance of an efficient network of public transport to ensure everyone has proper access to the labour market, education, health, and other services. 

  

Did you know that the railway Luka is constructing in the movie "Life is a Miracle" was built at the beginning of the 20th century to connect Serbia with the Austro-Hungarian
Empire? Although it stopped functioning in 1974, some parts of the rail could be reconstructed in the beginning of the 2000 thanks to the support of the movie director Emir Kusturica. Get on board, we'll take you on a journey through the stunning landscapes of the Western Balkans!  

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