Railway Security Guard
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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.
- Rank badges
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generals | Senior officers | Junior officers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Railway Police (SOK)[2] | No equivalent |
File:Sok17cz.png File:SOK-14-18.svg |
File:Sok16cz.png File:SOK-14-17.svg |
File:Sok15cz.png File:SOK-14-16.svg |
File:Sok14cz.png File:SOK-14-15.svg |
File:Sok13cz.png File:SOK-14-14.svg |
File:Sok12cz.png File:SOK-14-13.svg |
File:Sok11cz.png File:SOK-14-12.svg |
File:Sok10cz.png File:SOK-14-11.svg |
File:Sok09cz.png File:SOK-14-10.svg |
File:Sok08cz.png File:SOK-14-09.svg | |||||||||||||
| 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 | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trainee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Railway Police (SOK)[2] | File:Sok07cz.png File:SOK-14-08.svg |
File:Sok06cz.png File:SOK-14-07.svg |
File:Sok05cz.png File:SOK-14-06.svg |
File:Sok04cz.png File:SOK-14-05.svg |
File:Sok03cz.png File:SOK-14-04.svg |
File:Sok02cz.png File:SOK-14-03.svg |
File:Sok01cz.png File:SOK-14-02.svg |
File:Sok00cz.png File:SOK-14-01.svg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch commander SOK | Duty officer SOK | Squad leader SOK | Senior team leader SOK | Team leader SOK | Senior officer SOK | Officer SOK | Trainee SOK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Legal acts regulating the activities of the Polish Railway Security Guard
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Railroad Guards (Poland).
- SOK Official website (in Polish)
