On Thursday, October 27, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola will arrive in Riga on a working visit. As part of the visit, a dedicated meeting with the management of Rail Baltica high-speed railway infrastructure delivery organizations – joint venture and central project coordinator RB Rail AS, and the national project implementer in […]
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Rail Baltica project signs over 353 million euro grant agreement with the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
Today, the Rail Baltica joint venture of the Baltic States RB Rail AS announced signing additional cross-border Grant Agreement on the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding for the Rail Baltica global project. The total budget under this agreement is 422.6 million euros, out of which the CEF contribution will be 353.9 million euros or maximum […]
It is already known through which territories the Rail Baltica railway will be built on the Kaunas-Vilnius section
Another stage of the Rail Baltica railway spatial planning has been completed – the specific territories, plots of land and their parts through which the Rail Baltica railway line will pass on the Kaunas-Vilnius section have been determined. All interested parties have the opportunity within two months to familiarise with the prepared draft of the […]
Discover digital world of Rail Baltica through the virtual design
When it comes to modelling Rail Baltica in a digital environment and to manage Rail Baltica as a single asset, the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS is following a detailed Building Information Management (BIM) strategy that sets the basis for the virtual design works and is used during the design, construction as well […]
Rail Baltica Industry Day will take place on 9 November
As the year enters its last quarter, Baltica Joint venture RB Rail AS and the wider Rail Baltica team, is preparing for an annual Rail Baltica Industry Day which will take place online on 9 November 2022. During the event, together with the Rail Baltica national implementing bodies – Rail Baltic Estonia OÜ, SIA Eiropas Dzelzceļa […]
While building Rail Baltica international passenger stations, the ambition is to create urban spaces for the people and enable socio-economic benefits for the local communities
Last week, from 26 until 28 September, three workshops dedicated to the role and future of the seven Rail Baltica international stations took place in Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. Workshop about the maximization of GVA for the Rail Baltica international passenger stations (Vilnius, Lithuania) During the workshops representatives from the consortium of the […]
Construction of the Rail Baltica railway line section towards the Latvian border: a new tendering procedure to select qualified suppliers is launched
LTG Infra, which is responsible for the construction of the Rail Baltica railway line in Lithuania, launched a new tendering procedure to select companies matching qualification requirements to build the railway embankment, construct engineering structures and access roads on the railway section between Kaunas and the Lithuanian-Latvian border. The estimated value of contract works will […]
Three international companies nominated for the 2nd tender round of construction supervision services of Rail Baltica mainline in Latvia
Within the international tender for the provision of engineering consultancy and construction supervision services for the construction of the Rail Baltica main line in Latvia, applications submitted by four candidates have been assessed. Three candidates from three countries – Italy, France, and Spain – are proposed for the second round of the tender. Companies which […]
Rail Baltica on InnoTrans 2022 review
Last week from 20 to 23 September 2022, Rail Baltica global project team and experts took part in InnoTrans, the leading international trade fair for transport technology, which takes place every two years in Berlin, Germany. Besides numerous B2B meetings that took place between the different project partners and interested suppliers, Rail Baltica global project […]
Rail Baltic Estonia announced a new tender for the construction of the railway infrastructure in Ülemiste
On 22 September, as part of the public procurement procedure, Rail Baltica implementing body in Estonia “Rail Baltica Estonia” has re-announced the first stage of procurement for the railway infrastructure construction at the Ülemiste terminal and the surrounding area. The purpose of these construction works is to rebuild the existing Ülemiste railway infrastructure to make […]
Rail Baltica at the InnoTrans 2022 Berlin
On 20 to 23 September 2022 the annual InnoTrans event gathering the world’s largest transport, infrastructure and innovation companies and project from across the world will take place in Berlin. Meet Rail Baltica global project team and learn about the project’s updates, procurements, infrastructure, and data-driven railway, opportunities for the system design, operations, and maintenance, […]
Catherine Trautmann: no one now contests the importance and the priority of the Rail Baltica
This week, from 12 to 16 September, European Coordinator of the North-Sea Baltic TEN-T Corridor Mme Catherine Trautmann visited the Baltic States and Finland with a purpose to meet Rail Baltica global project partners and to discuss project progress, expressing strong commitment and reaffirming the significant role of Rail Baltica in EU, in the context […]
Applications for the first stage of the Rail Baltica energy subsystem design and construction procurement have been submitted
On September 15, 2022, the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS announced that four international candidates have applied for the 1st stage of the Rail Baltica energy subsystem design and construction procurement – the largest railway electrification project in Europe implemented as a single project. The associations of companies submitted their applications are partnership […]
During a work visit dedicated to Rail Baltica the European Coordinator for the North-Sea Baltic TEN-T Corridor will visit Finland and the Baltic States
From 12 until 16 September 2022 Mme Catherine Trautmann, the European Coordinator of the North-Sea Baltic TEN-T Corridor, will be on a working visit to Finland and after that – the Baltic States, dedicated to Rail Baltica. The purpose of this visit is to meet with the partners and stakeholders of Rail Baltica global project to discuss […]
2nd stage of the Rail Baltica mainline construction procurement in Latvia announced
Development of requirements for the 2nd-second stage of the Rail Baltica mainline construction procurement in Latvia announced is completed, and qualified candidates are invited to submit technical and financial offers. This milestone marks a significant step that has been taken so that the Rail Baltica mainline construction in Latvia can be started in 2023. Entering the […]