Today, the extended Rail Baltica global project team welcomed Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, who visited the Riga Central Station’s construction site as part of his working visit to Riga, Latvia, and engaged into discussions with the management representatives of Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS and national implementing body […]
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Rail Baltica: Substructure for Double-Track Railway Will Be Built by Lithuanian Companies
A new substructure for a double-track railway and engineering structures on the Rail Baltica section between Kaunas and the Lithuanian–Latvian border will be built by the joint venture partners Fegda and Tilsta. They won two tenders for the construction works in Jonava District announced by LTG Infra, the company responsible for the implementation of the […]
BIM Forum 2022 brings together digital construction experts
Construction industry is in continuous need for new technology that can be fully visible in all construction processes and benefit all stakeholders in the long-term. To facilitate information and experience exchange engaging BIM (Building Information Modelling) specialists and implementers in discussions on latest technologies used in virtual design, BIM Forum 2022 was organized bringing together […]
Access video presentations and highlights of Rail Baltica Industry Day 2022
Just a couple of days ago, on 6 December 2022, the annual Rail Baltica Industry Day was held, gathering over 5500 participants from 15 countries, including the Baltic States, Germany, Finland, Poland, Italy, Spain, France, Austria, and Ukraine. During the event, Rail Baltica global project implementers and senior experts provided insights about the project’s strategic directions, […]
Rail Baltica: Specific Territories Planned for the Construction of Infrastructure Maintenance Depots
Territorial planning in the framework of the implementation of the Rail Baltica project continues — the concrete solutions for the railway infrastructure maintenance depots of Panevėžys and Kaunas are being made public. The special territorial planning document, which will be accessible to all interested parties, provides for the specific sites for the construction of depots […]
Photo review: built-in time capsule at Rail Baltica international railway station at “Riga” airport
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 […]
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 […]