To ensure that the general public gets acquainted with the Rail Baltica design proposals for the Panevėžys district, the Spanish engineering company IDOM, who is also responsible for the detailed technical design of the Rail Baltica section “Ramygala – Lithuanian/Latvian state border”, presented the design solutions. Total length of the planned 1435 mm gauge Rail Baltica railway line in Panevėžys district is 14,3 km. To ensure better accessibility and connectivity, 5 intersections with […]
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PHOTO REVIEW: Opening of the Rail Baltica station construction site at the Riga International Airport
Yesterday, on 30 June, the construction process of the Rail Baltica station and related infrastructure at the Riga International Airport was launched. Representatives from the Ministry of Transport in Latvia, the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS, SIA Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas, cooperation partners and media participated once again emphasizing through their speeches the significance […]
Opening of the Rail Baltica station construction site at the Riga International Airport to be held on 30 June
To launch the construction process of the Rail Baltica station and related infrastructure at the Riga International Airport, an opening ceremony and press conference will be held on 30 June 10:00 a.m. The event will be broadcasted live on the website Leta.lv and attended by Tālis Linkaits, the Minister of Transport of Latvia, Agnis Driksna, […]
Rail Baltica megaproject is an exceptional source of motivation
OBERMEYER Planen + Beraten GmbH (Germany) and PROINTEC S.A. (Spain) consortium is responsible for the engineering design and oversight of the construction of a new line from Pärnu to the Estonian-Latvian border. David Pinilla Sanz, the Project Manager of the consortium in Estonia tells about the company’s investment in the development of the Rail Baltica project. What are your main responsibilities in the Rail Baltica project? I am responsible for the management […]
A new tender for the construction of the Rail Baltica bridge across the Neris river is announced
LTG Infra, the company responsible for the implementation of the Rail Baltica project in Lithuania, after consultations with the market, clarified the requirements and announced a renewed tender for the construction of a railway bridge across the Neris river. The planned bridge near Jonava will be the most challenging Rail Baltica engineering structure and the […]
Knowledge-sharing platform “Rail Baltica Academy” launches the second season
Today the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS announced the continuation of “Rail Baltica Academy”, a knowledge-sharing platform that provides a series of public lectures for STEM students as well as for the general public across the Baltic countries. The “Rail Baltica Academy” summer session will take place in June 2021, and will offer […]
Market survey: around 80% of companies evaluate Rail Baltica procurement conditions positively
The Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS has conducted a global market survey* aimed to collect feedback from the current and future potential contract partners on the current state of the market, Covid-19 impact, and to gather recommendations for subsequent Rail Baltica project tenders. Overall, 77 companies from Europe and beyond participated in the […]
The second stage of the tender launched for the supervision of the river Neris bridge construction works
LTG Infra, the company tasked with implementing the Rail Baltica project in Lithuania, launched the second stage of the tender for the supervision of the Neris bridge construction works, involving companies that have passed the first stage of the tender. During the tender, a company will be selected to perform technical supervision of the construction […]
Rail Baltica to scan up to 4 ha large former military area in Latvia to identify unexploded ordnance
The Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS has launched a new procurement with aim to identify unexploded ordnance (UXO) and carry out geotechnical works in the former Cekule military area in Latvia. The contaminated area is in Stopiņi parish, next to State road A4, approximately 20 km from Riga. The territory is planned to be used for placing Rail Baltica’s main line on section ‘’Vangaži-Salaspils-Misa’’. Cekule area where warehouses of the Latvian National Armed Forces were located in 1920s is contaminated with unexploded […]
RB Rail AS appoints reviewers of the Rail Baltica technical design in Latvia
The Joint Venture of the Baltic countries RB Rail AS has completed a tender for the evaluation of construction project solutions and construction expertise for the Rail Baltica line in Latvia. The contract has been awarded to a partnership 3TI PROGETTI ITALIA S.p.A. – YUKSEL PROJE A.S. The total value of the contract is 2 418 080,00 EUR, excluding VAT. Partnership 3TI PROGETTI ITALIA […]
RB Rail AS announces the first consolidated material procurement for the construction of the Rail Baltica main line
May 5, 2021, Riga – The first stage of the very first public consolidated material framework procurement for the supply of the cableway components has been announced by the joint venture of the Rail Baltica RB Rail AS, amounted to roughly 46 million euro. This public procurement will include supply of the cableway materials and […]
Rail Baltica to begin the development of the energy subsystem, aims for 100% use of renewable energy
April 26, 2021, Rīga – Rail Baltica Joint venture RB Rail AS has selected an engineering service provider (ENE Engineer) for the Global project energy subsystem deployment. The association of DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH; IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture, S.A.U.; Italferr S.p.A. was announced as the winner in an international tender, organised by RB Rail […]
Photo: RB Rail provides the preliminary overview of the first fully virtual concept train
April 22, 2021, in Riga – Rail Baltica Joint venture RB Rail AS has developed the first high-speed virtual concept train that would connect the Baltic states with the Western European railway network. The provided virtual concept train overview is made by the RB Rail AS experts to illustrate the features of the high-speed train, […]
The concept design of Rail Baltica Ülemiste rolling stock depot is ready
The concept design of the Rail Baltica rolling stock depot to be built on the border between the city of Tallinn and Rae municipality has been developed and based on this 3D visualization has also been developed. The largest Rail Baltica rolling stock depot is designed by OÜ Real Project and NORD PROJEKT AS. The […]
Second round of a closed competition for the development of Rail Baltica infrastructure maintenance point construction projects commenced
In the second closed procurement round, the bidders from Latvia, Spain, France, Turkey, and Italy will compete for the Rail Baltica infrastructure maintenance point construction project development both local companies and a combination of local and foreign experience business associations to ensure the best offer quality and price-wise. The main function of Skulte and […]