Management information systems in polish railway transport in the context of the technological and the organizational changes

Paper presents the implementation problems of information management systems in the railway industry with an analysis of the current situation, the needs of companies and benefits of the implementation. It takes into account the area of financial management, a range similar to the other companies, as well as the area of operational management specific for their activities. These issues are presented in the context of technological changes taking place since the beginning of the XXI century in the information management systems and organizational changes in the PKP Group with the transport operations and railway infrastructure management separation, consolidation of the PKP Group and the changes connected with the preparation for the privatization of some of the group entities.