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:
From December 7, 2022 onwards, the formation belongs to the structure of the European Railway Police Organization .
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||
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| Railway Police (SOK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch commander SOK | Duty officer SOK | Squad leader SOK | Senior team leader SOK | Team leader SOK | Senior officer SOK | Officer SOK | Trainee SOK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||