To provide a closer look into different aspects related to implementation of Rail Baltica megaproject, new video series are launched. “Zoom in on Rail Baltica” will provide an opportunity to revisit various aspects of Rail Baltica, including design process, virtual design, technology and innovation, development of railway subsystems – electrification, control command and signalling, management […]
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Discussion “What it means to manage a project worth hundreds of millions of euros?” highlights Rail Baltica importance for the region
Discussion ‘What it means to manage a project worth hundreds of millions of euros?”, which was organized on 2 September in the discussion at the festival “Būtent!”, engaged Rail Baltica representatives in the talks about the Global Project’s importance for the region. Discussion was joined by Marius Narmontas, Head of the Lithuanian branch of RB […]
Shadow Operator services provider chosen for Rail Baltica
Today, on 30 August 2022, agreement was signed with a joint venture consisting of Baltic States DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH, International Directorate RENFE-Operadora Entidad Pública Empresarial and Ingeniería y Economía del Transporte S.M.E M.P. S.A about the Shadow Operator services for Rail Baltica. The agreement was signed between the consortium winning the public procurement […]
Rail Baltica Infrastructure Access Policies Development Study published
The consulting company Atkins Limited on behalf of the joint venture of Rail Baltica RB Rail AS has completed the Rail Baltica Infrastructure Access Policies Development Study, providing set of recommendations for the key railway infrastructure capacity allocation policies and access charging schemes for Rail Baltica. International benchmarking analysis in the area of track access […]
New tender announced for the design and design supervision services for the construction of the Kaunas – Vilnius section
The Rail Baltica global project coordinator and joint venture RB Rail AS re-announced the tender for design and design supervision services for the construction of the Kaunas Urban Node – Vilnius Urban Node section. It will be implemented in cooperation with LTG Infra, which is responsible for the implementation of the Rail Baltica project in […]
Esri Collaborates with RB Rail AS to Build Sustainable Rail Infrastructure in EU
The 870 kilometers of Rail Baltica are divided into several sections across each of the three Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. An ongoing electric rail infrastructure project in the region, Rail Baltica’s purpose is to provide sustainable passenger and freight service between participating countries and improve rail connections between central and northern Europe. To […]
Rizzani de Eccher submitted an offer for the construction contract for Rail Baltica’s Ülemiste joint terminal
On 17 August 2022, Rail Baltic Estonia, the national implementing body of the Rail Baltica project in Estonia, announced that Rizzani de Eccher S.p.A. submitted a bid for the construction procurement of the Ülemiste joint terminal by Rail Baltica, which almost doubled the expected construction cost of the construction procurement of the terminal and related […]
Invitation to participate in the Rail Baltica rolling stock market survey
With the Rail Baltica Global Project building its maturity, the Rail Baltica joint venture “RB Rail AS” is launching a global market survey aiming to investigate rolling stock market players’ interest and expectations for Rail Baltica case and to collect feedback from the industry on issues related to rolling stock provision. The market survey includes […]
Rail Baltica high-speed railway electrification procurement extended
On 15 August 2022, the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS announced a deadline extension for the procurement of the Rail Baltica energy subsystem design and construction for the entire Rail Baltica line, covering more than 870 km in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All potential partners are invited to submit their applications until 14 […]
Five construction companies’ associations nominated for the 2nd tender round of the construction of Rail Baltica mainline in Latvia
The 1st round of the largest international tender for the construction of the Rail Baltica mainline in Latvia is completed. After evaluating compliance with the procurement qualification requirements, including the previous experience in railway construction in accordance with EU standards, five of six associations have been declared to be compliant with the tender requirements. The following associations […]
Rail Baltica attracts military mobility funding
On 8 August 2022, the Ministry of Transport in Latvia signed new financing agreement with the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) about the Rail Baltica priority activities from the Connecting Europe Facility call for proposals under the Military Mobility envelope. Key activities in the new financing agreement include the design and design supervision […]
The first environmental impact assessment report of Rail Baltica main route in Estonia was declared to meet the requirements
The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority declared the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report of the Ülemiste-Kangru section of Rail Baltica to be compliant with the requirements. The recognition of the EIA report as meeting the requirements will soon allow the construction of the first section of the main railway line to begin. The […]
New Supervisory Board approved for the Rail Baltica joint venture
On 28 July 2022 shareholders of the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS approved a new Supervisory Board of the company. The new Supervisory Board of RB Rail AS includes the following members: Sandor Liive, co-founder of the GridiO, a virtual power plant platform, co-founder and Chairman of the Fermi Energia and Ahti Kuningas, […]
At the 96th International Conference, the European Youth Parliament will discuss the future of Rail Baltica and EU transport
The 96th International Conference of the European Youth Parliament will gather more than 200 young people from 30 different European countries this week in Riga to discuss the importance of technology and digitization in modern European society. One of the topics of discussion is the future of the European transport industry and Rail Baltica. […]
Rail Baltica is being built towards Latvia: a ceremony to mark the construction of a unique railway bridge over the Neris River
The construction of the Rail Baltica railway bridge over the Neris River is about to gain momentum: today, 21 July, with a ceremony near the shores of the Neris River in Jonava district, the construction of the bridge was launched. To protect the Natura 2000 site, a complex engineering structure will not have a […]