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From 24-27 September 2024, Berlin will once again host InnoTrans, the premier global event for the transport, infrastructure, and innovation industries. This year, the spotlight is on the future of mobility – a domain where Rail Baltica is expected to lead transformative change in the Baltic region and beyond. We invite you to join us […]

The Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance (BICG) organized a meeting with the Rail Baltica project team to discuss project management, challenges, and future priorities. The discussions emphasized the importance of Rail Baltica, as the project is now included in two significant European transport network corridors, ensuring a crucial connection with Ukraine. Moreover, the project is […]

On 26 August, Rail Baltic Estonia signed a construction contract for the construction of the mainline of the railway in Harju County. The joint bid by Merko Ehitus Eesti AS and GRK Eesti AS will see them constructing the section of the Rail Baltica mainline from the settlement of Saku to the Harju-Rapla County border. […]

Deutsche Welle, Germany’s esteemed international broadcaster, has recently conducted an in-depth exploration of Rail Baltica, a transformative infrastructure project currently under development in the Baltic States. Rail Baltica is designed to link Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia with the European rail network, enhancing travel, trade and military capabilities across the region. The project has gotten significant […]

To promote transparency, strengthen international cooperation, and share updates on project developments, Rail Baltica recently hosted a group of journalists from the German-Northern European Program in Riga. During the event, Ģirts Rūda, Member of the Supervisory Board of RB Rail—the project’s central coordinator—and Baiba Zauere, a Management Board Member at Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas, emphasized the […]

This week, Rail Baltica hosted students from Riga Business School’s Future Changemakers Academy. Over two days, grades 9-12 students engaged with our team, exploring the future of transportation and sharing their perspectives. As our “future users,” their insights were invaluable, offering a fresh perspective. Our Head of Communication, Signe Nīgale, presented on Rail Baltica’s commitment […]

Rail Baltica, the transformative rail infrastructure project linking the Baltic states to the European rail network, continues to work on the implementation of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model to accelerate the project’s development and lessen the burden on state budgets. This approach is particularly timely, as it follows the successful funding allocation to the Porto-Lisbon […]

The State Railway Technical Inspectorate has granted final approval for the design of the Rail Baltica Iecava Infrastructure Maintenance Facility, fulfilling all design conditions required for the three construction permits. The Rail Baltica mainline section from Riga to the Lithuanian border has been prioritized, with construction expected to commence in the upcoming months. The first […]

Rail Baltic Estonia, who is implementing Rail Baltica in Estonia, has signed a contract with the joint bidders AS TREF Nord and ATEMO OÜ for the construction of the northern outdoor areas of the Rail Baltica Ülemiste international passenger terminal Linda. “The development of the Rail Baltica Ülemiste terminal is progressing according to the planned […]

To discuss broader cooperation opportunities aimed at attracting international investor attention and promoting alternative funding, including private investments, for the Rail Baltica project, the central coordinator of the project, RB Rail AS, met with the heads and their deputies of the external economic representations of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) abroad. There […]