Railway Security Guard

The Railway Security Guard (Polish: Straż Ochrony Kolei, SOK) is a uniformed militarized government organization, that operates as a railroad police in Poland.

Founded on 18 November 1918, the Railway Security Guard has been incorporated into the structures of Polish railway infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe since 1 October 2001.

Its primary functions are:

Maintaining law and order within the railroad territory and in railway transport
Guarding life and health safety, as well as property security.^[1]

From December 7, 2022 onwards, the formation belongs to the structure of the European Railway Police Organization Railpol [pl].

Rank badges

Rank group	General / flag officers				Senior officers			Junior officers
		Generals			Senior officers			Junior officers
Railway Police (SOK)^[2]	No equivalent

		Commander HQ SOK	Deputy commander HQ SOK for operations	Deputy commander HQ SOK for economy	Commander regional HQ SOK	Assistant commander regional HQ SOK	Senior inspector SOK	Division manager, Regional HQ SOK	Inspector SOK	Station commander SOK	Assistant station commander SOK

Other

Rank group	Senior NCOs						Enlisted
								Trainee
Railway Police (SOK)^[2]

	Watch commander SOK	Duty officer SOK	Squad leader SOK	Senior team leader SOK	Team leader SOK	Senior officer SOK	Officer SOK	Trainee SOK

References

External links

SOK Official website (in Polish)

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[1] Legal acts regulating the activities of the Polish Railway Security Guard

[SOK-2] "Obwieszczenie Ministra Infrastruktury z dnia 29 kwietnia 2020 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu rozporządzenia Ministra Infrastruktury i Rozwoju w sprawie określenia umundurowania, legitymacji, dystynkcji i znaków identyfikacyjnych funkcjonariuszy straży ochrony kolei." Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych. 2021-01-20.

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