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 […]
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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 […]
Time capsule embedded into foundations of the Rail Baltica Central Hub in Riga marking the start of next construction phase
To leave a message for the future generations, on 20 July 2022, at the construction site of the future Rail Baltica Central Hub in Riga, the parties involved in the project solemnly embedded a time capsule in the foundations of the new station building grounds. Preparation of the time capsule started already last September, […]
Invitation to participate in market consultation about the approaching Control Command and Signalling (CCS) subsystem procurement for the Rail Baltica Global Project
Announced: 14.07.2022 Submission Date: 10.08.2022 RB Rail AS, the Rail Baltica joint venture and central coordinator is preparing to announce a new procurement for full scope implementation of the Control-Command and Signalling subsystem (CCS) for the Rail Baltica mainline. Technical scope of CCS subsystem includes: ETCS; FRMCS radio communication system; Interlocking system; Traffic management system; ICT systems: Data Transmission network, Voice communication, Cyber security; Ancillary systems: […]
Rail Baltica: development plan of alternatives of Kaunas railway node special plan made public
The public can now get acquainted with the concept of the development plan of Kaunas railway node communication engineering infrastructure and the strategic environmental impact assessment report. The communities of the locations near Kaunas railway node, related organisations and the public are invited to actively participate in the territorial planning process, and to make reasoned […]
Rail Baltica participates in the Connecting Europe Days
Connecting Europe Days, the flagship event organized by the European Commission Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) took place in Lyon, France, from 28 to 30 June gathering stakeholders from the whole of EU to debate on transport sector developments in Europe. As […]
One-year review of the construction works of the Rail Baltica International Station construction near the “Riga International Airport”
Today marks exactly one year after the launch of one of the most impressive Rail Baltica construction projects – Rail Baltica International Station near the “Riga International Airport”. Among the most significant developments and works completed in the first year are the construction of new engineering communications and roads as well as the relocation […]
Partnership signed between Rail Baltica and TELT at Connecting Europe Days
Environment, safety at work and good practices in large-scale multimodal infrastructure project implementation and railway operations – these are the topics at the heart of the partnership signed today, on 29 June, between the promoters of the Lyon-Turin line and the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS at the Connecting Europe Days. The Connecting […]
More than 350 million euros to be awarded to Rail Baltica in the first call of the new financial period by European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
On 29 June 2022, the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS on behalf of the project’s beneficiaries the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia, the Ministry of Transport of Latvia and the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Lithuania announced that more than 350 million euros will be awarded to Rail Baltica […]
Rail Baltica signs a cooperation agreement with the Solidarity Transport Hub Poland
On 21 June 2022, the management representatives from the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS and Solidarity Transport Hub Poland (Centralny Port Komunikacyjny Sp. z o.o. – CPK) met in Riga to discuss and agree on further cooperation potential and formats. During the meeting, an agreement between the two parties was signed to formalise […]
Rail Baltica progress: territorial planning of infrastructure of Panevėžys railway node and regional stations about to begin
LTG Infra, the company responsible for the implementation of the Rail Baltica project in Lithuania, has signed contracts with the winner of two tenders. One is for planning the infrastructure of the Panevėžys railway node, and the other is for preparing the documents necessary for the design of regional stations and engineering systems in the […]
Development of the detailed technical design for Rail Baltica Salaspils Intermodal Freight Terminal launched
Development of the detailed technical design for Rail Baltica Salaspils intermodal freight terminal was launched, as agreed by the Rail Baltica national implementing body in Latvia Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas and the winners of the tender, an association of experienced Italian and Latvian companies, by signing the contract on 16 June 2022. The Salaspils […]