Top CEE investable projects 2026: Gdańsk New South TOD Corridor

Project overview

The Gdańsk New South Transit-Oriented Development Corridor is a major urban transformation initiative structured around the construction of the new PKM Południe metropolitan rail line in Gdańsk, Poland.

The project combines strategic transport infrastructure with a large-scale transit-oriented development programme covering approximately 165 hectares of land around six new railway stations in one of the fastest-growing urban areas in Poland.

Southern Gdańsk is home to more than 130,000 residents but currently lacks high-capacity public transport access and a network of local service centres. The PKM Południe line will become the backbone of sustainable mobility in this part of the metropolitan area and unlock new investment-ready locations for mixed-use development.

The opportunity

The project creates a structured investment pipeline around six future rail stations, enabling mixed-use, residential and commercial development alongside mobility and ESG-led urban projects. Around 30 hectares of publicly controlled land will become investment-ready in early phases.

The City of Gdańsk is developing an implementation framework including joint ventures, public-private partnerships and phased land release. Positioned as a long-term investment corridor, the project offers a scalable platform for sustained development.

The financials

The PKM Południe rail project represents an investment of approximately €500 million, with delivery planned before 2030. Alongside the infrastructure, the Gdańsk New South Masterplan is expected to unlock around 270,000 sq m of residential development on publicly owned land, with additional capacity for commercial and service uses. Phasing and delivery mechanisms are currently being finalised.

Project sponsor

The corridor is being coordinated jointly by InvestGDA (a company owned by the City of Gdańsk) and Agencja Rozwoju Pomorza (a regional development agency owned by the Pomorskie Regional Government), with the masterplan prepared by KCAP (Rotterdam) and A2P2 architecture & planning (Gdańsk).

Significance

The project represents one of the largest transit-oriented development corridors currently being prepared in Poland. Its strategic impact includes: improving rail accessibility for over 130,000 residents; creating new mixed-use district centres; strengthening the metropolitan transport network; supporting sustainable urban growth; increasing the investment attractiveness of southern Gdańsk; and enabling long-term cooperation between public and private investors.

The corridor forms a new southern development axis of the Gdańsk metropolitan area.

The pitch

The Gdańsk New South TOD Corridor is a rare example of a coordinated infrastructure-led urban development platform combining rail investment, land-use planning and staged implementation strategy within a single framework.

The project offers investors early access to a structured pipeline of station-area developments in one of the fastest-growing metropolitan regions in Central Europe.

Located within the Tri-City metropolitan area (Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot), one of the fastest-growing urban regions in Poland and the Baltic Sea basin, the corridor strengthens the southern expansion axis of the metropolitan economy and creates new opportunities for transit-oriented investment at a regional scale.

The project represents one of the most advanced rail-led urban expansion corridors currently being prepared in the Baltic region and creates a structured entry platform for long-term institutional investment in station-area development.