With Rail Baltica high-speed infrastructure construction works advancing, on 7 December 2022 time capsule with messages for the future generations was embedded at the construction site of the Rail Baltica international station at the Riga International Airport. This event marks significant changes on the construction site, as works are gradually moving from ground level to […]
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Live broadcast: Rail Baltica Industry Day 2022
Already today, on 6 December 2022 from 10:00 a.m. until 3 p.m. (EET), Rail Baltica Industry Day 2022 is taking place online. Existing and potential suppliers, partners and other interested stakeholders in Rail Baltica global project are invited to join online sessions on the event’s official website forum.railbaltica.org. The event is organized by Rail […]
Two years for the construction of Rail Baltica Riga Central Hub: 100 km of railway signaling cables and 1700 piles built
November marks two years since the launch of Rail Baltica’s Riga Central Hub construction, which was started in 2020. Until now, 68% of the piles of the southern side of the track are built, 45,000 m3 of railway embankment excavated and a 230 meters long railway embankment retaining wall is built, as well as 43 km of new […]
Rail Baltica Industry Day: update on the global project progress and priorities
On 6 December Rail Baltica Industry Day 2022, a digital conference will take place. The event is organized to provide a broader overview of Rail Baltica progress in 2022, including ongoing and planned procurements, preparations for further construction stages, railway sub-system development, actions taken towards health & safety, and other topics relevant to those wishing […]
New Rail Baltica procurement announced: design services for the construction of the new line through Kaunas Urban Node
Rail Baltica Global project coordinator and joint venture RB Rail AS announced new public tender for the master design, detailed technical design, and design supervision (author supervision) services for the construction of the new Rail Baltica line through Kaunas Urban Node. The contract with the design service provider will be signed jointly by RB Rail […]
Invitation to participate in Rail Baltica Procurement Survey 2022!
Dear Partner! As 2022 is coming to an end, we are reaching our existing and potential partners to gather feedback regarding our performance in the area of Procurement. We would appreciate if you could complete brief feedback survey until 9 December 2022. Please fill the form HERE. Many thanks in advance for your time and […]
Young engineers from Witteveen+Bos Netherlands participate in exchange workshop with Rail Baltica team
During November 2022, engineer teams from RB Rail AS and Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas were delighted to host a workshop for 16 young engineers from the Witteveen+ Bos company in Netherlands. As part of the exchange program organized by Witteveen+ Bos in Riga, young engineers explored two cases – Rail Baltica regional stations in Jaunmārupe and […]
New Management Board of Rail Baltica joint venture has started work
As of today, 17 November 2022, the new Management Board of Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS has become effective. New, extended Management Board’s composition is comprised of six members: Chairperson of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Agnis Driksna, Vice-Chairperson and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Marius Narmontas, Vice-Chairperson and Chief ESG […]
First stage of the construction procurement for the Ülemiste terminal building announced
Rail Baltic Estonia has announced the construction procurement for the first stage of the Ülemiste terminal building, in the framework of which a builder of the load bearing structures under the railway at the Ülemiste joint terminal is sought, the estimated cost of the tender is 66.5 million euros. As a result, an underground level and […]
Change of management in RB Rail AS Estonian branch
On 9 November 2022 Priit Sauk, who is currently assuming Estonian branch manager position in Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS, was appointed as the new Director General of The Estonian Transport Administration, effective from 21 November. Toomas Alle, Technical Director and Kristjan Piirsalu, Chief Procurement Officer at RB Rail AS will be temporarily taking […]
Rail Baltica high-speed infrastructure in Latvia will include 16 regional mobility points; construction design agreement was signed today
In addition to the international passenger stations in Riga – Riga Central Station and Rail Baltica station at the Riga International Airport, both of which are already in the construction, 16 regional mobility points are planned on Rail Baltica mainline in Latvia. Today, on 4 November, construction designing was marked by signing the cooperation agreement […]
Rail Baltica Industry Day 2022 will be held on 6 December online
Please be informed that the annual Rail Baltica global project event for the existing and potential future suppliers as well as everybody else interested in learning about the progress and closest plans for Rail Baltica, is rescheduled and will take place on 6 December 2022, online. During the event, the management teams, and key experts […]
Expert’s discussion was held on the Rail Baltica landmark structure combined road-rail bridge over the Daugava River in Latvia
On Monday, October 31, the Ministry of Transport in Latvia held an expert discussion about the technical solutions and construction plans for the combined bridge over the Daugava River and related road infrastructure. “The new dual road and railway bridge over the Daugava is an important connection both for Rail Baltica project but […]
New Management Board members appointed to Rail Baltica joint venture
On 28 October 2022, RB Rail AS Supervisory Board announced decision to extend the Management Board of the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS. To strengthen the Rail Baltica global project’s team and face the existing and forthcoming challenges, the Management Board will in the future consist of six members: Chief Executive Officer Agnis […]
PHOTO REVIEW: The President of the European Parliament met with Rail Baltica management
Today, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola as part of her working visit in Latvia met with members of the Management Board of Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS – Chairman of the Management and CEO Agnis Driksna and Chief Technical Officer Marc-Philippe el Beze as well as the management of the […]