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LTG Infra, the company implementing LTG Group’s strategic Rail Baltica project, has launched a public tender for construction on the Šėta-Ramygala section (12.1 km), which includes the construction of the railway embankment, engineering structures, and local roads. In October, the company signed a contract for works on the 17.1 km Šėta-Ramygala section. The total length […]

Even though Rail Baltica began as a project with an aim to ​​improve passenger and cargo mobility, due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine it is now transformed into essential strengthening of military mobility becoming a strategic imperative, reported BBC.  While visiting all three of the Baltic countries with public transportation, BBC’s presenter Lisa Louis […]

The recently held Vilnius GreenTech Forum, one of the largest events in the Baltics in the energy, transport, and green economy sectors, brought together policymakers, business leaders, and industry professionals. Among the participants was Marius Narmontas, Chief Operating Officer and Vice-Chairperson of the Management Board at RB Rail AS. Representing Rail Baltica, Narmontas highlighted the […]

Today, the Lithuanian Government approved the infrastructure development plan for the Rail Bartica’s Panevėžys railway node. The Government also agreed to launch procedures for land acquisition for public needs, which is expected to last until the end of 2027. According to the approved engineering infrastructure development plan for the Panevėžys railway node, a Rail Baltica […]

Last week, BIM Forums 2024 brought together professionals to exchange insights and advancements in Building Information Modeling (BIM). Alongside our usual discussions on all things BIM, we delved into the results of the BIM benchmarking survey (BIM skaitīšana 2024), which tracks trends across various industries. These insights spurred me to reflect on Rail Baltica’s own transformation […]

On 7 November 2024, Mme Catherine Trautmann, the European Coordinator for the North Sea-Baltic TEN-T Corridor, undertook a working visit to Riga to discuss the Rail Baltica project implementation scenario in Latvia and the development of the cross-border connection in the first phase of the project. During the meeting with Latvian government ministers Mme Trautmann […]

  A workshop titled “Resilience and Business Continuity,” took place in the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS to discuss strategies for enhancing resilience against various challenges, including kinetic and cyber threats. The seminar was led by Vitālijs Rakstiņš, a researcher from Riga Stradiņš University. He has played a key role in developing Latvia’s […]

The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia, the Ministry of Climate of the Republic of Estonia and the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania have started the implementation of the project in cooperation with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) and the support of the […]

Rail Baltica is a greenfield rail infrastructure project aimed at fully integrating the Baltic States into the European rail network. Spanning over five European Union countries – Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and indirectly Finland – the project represents a significant step towards enhanced regional connectivity. The Baltic section of Rail Baltica is known as the […]

Lithuanian Government has approved a special plan for the development of regional stations on the Rail Baltica section from Kaunas to the Lithuanian-Latvian border, providing the possibility of connecting the Rail Baltica mainline with the regions. “Regional stations are an important part of the Rail Baltica project, providing more convenient connections and freight transportation opportunities […]