# 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.
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 | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
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| Railway Police (SOK) | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Railway Police (SOK) | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent | Commander HQ SOK | Commander HQ SOK | Deputy commander HQ SOK for operations | Deputy commander HQ SOK for operations | Deputy commander HQ SOK for economy | Deputy commander HQ SOK for economy | Commander regional HQ SOK | Commander regional HQ SOK | Assistant commander regional HQ SOK | Assistant commander regional HQ SOK | Senior inspector SOK | Senior inspector SOK | Division manager, Regional HQ SOK | Division manager, Regional HQ SOK | Inspector SOK | Inspector SOK | Station commander SOK | Station commander SOK | Assistant station commander SOK | Assistant station commander SOK |

## Other

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| Railway Police (SOK) | Watch commander SOK | Watch commander SOK | Watch commander SOK | Watch commander SOK | Watch commander SOK | Watch commander SOK | Duty officer SOK | Duty officer SOK | Squad leader SOK | Squad leader SOK | Senior team leader SOK | Senior team leader SOK | Senior team leader SOK | Senior team leader SOK | Senior team leader SOK | Senior team leader SOK | Team leader SOK | Team leader SOK | Team leader SOK | Team leader SOK | Team leader SOK | Team leader SOK | Senior officer SOK | Senior officer SOK | Officer SOK | Officer SOK | Officer SOK | Officer SOK | Officer SOK | Officer SOK | Trainee SOK | Trainee SOK |