ekspresowa

Ekspresowa is a Polish adjective meaning express or rapid. In everyday language it is used to form compound terms that describe fast services or routes, such as ekspresowa usługa (express service), ekspresowa kolej (express train), or ekspresowa droga (express road).

In the context of Polish transport, droga ekspresowa denotes a category of high-speed, limited-access road that is designed to carry through traffic efficiently and safely. Express roads are intended to complement motorways and national roads, offering faster travel times while not always meeting the full criteria of a motorway. They are typically marked with signs bearing the letter S (for example, S1, S7) and usually feature multiple lanes in each direction and grade-separated interchanges. Some older or upgraded segments may still have non-toll or partially grade-separated sections, whereas newer parts aim for full grade separation. The exact speed limits vary by section and current regulations, but express roads generally support higher speeds than standard national roads and are built to high safety and capacity standards.

The term ekspresowa also appears in other transport contexts to describe fast services, such as pociąg ekspresowy (express train) or autobus ekspresowy (express bus). Beyond transportation, ekspresowa can describe rapid delivery or service options in commercial or everyday language.

Linguistically, ekspresowa is the feminine form of ekspresowy, used to modify feminine nouns like droga adalah ekspresowa or usługa ekspresowa.