On 24th and 25th of April 2017, an international two-day event “Rail Baltica Global Forum 2017 – Building A New Economic Corridor” will take place at the Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija in Riga, Latvia, discussing the implementation process of the Rail Baltica project. The Second Day of the event “Industry Suppliers’ Day” held on April 25, 2017, will be specially dedicated to the topics related to the project’s procurement. All the potential project’s suppliers are invited to take part in the event in order to access detailed information about the forthcoming procurement of this year and their time schedule, as well as to meet their potential partners. This year, there are more than 40 procurement that will be announced in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
News & Events
“RB Rail AS” Announces the Rail Baltica Project’s Major Event of This Year – the Rail Baltica Global Forum 2017
“RB Rail AS”, a three Baltic State joint venture, with the support of the project’s national implementing bodies – Rail Baltic Estonia, Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas and Rail Baltica statyba – announces the milestone international two-day event of the Rail Baltica project – the Rail Baltica Global Forum 2017 “Building a New Economic Corridor” on April 24 – 25, Riga, Latvia.
“RB Rail AS” submits a new application for EU funding for Rail Baltica
On February 6, 2017, “RB Rail AS” submitted a new application to the 2016 CEF Transport Call for Proposals. So far, the three Baltic states and the joint venture “RB Rail AS” have received two grants designed under the European Union funding instrument Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the construction of the Rail Baltica railway, having signed Grant Agreements to a total value of 765 million euros. The CEF contribution will make up 85% of total eligible costs, giving financial support of up to a maximum of 633 million euros for the implementation of the project.
Baltic PMs Sign Agreement on Implementation of Rail Baltica
Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas, Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis, and Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis in Tallinn, 31 January 2017, signed the Rail Baltica agreement, which sets out the deadlines, the route and several technical details of the new railway interconnection. “I would like to emphasise the importance of Baltic cooperation: while all countries […]
Catherine Trautmann: Rail Baltica is on a Good Track
As European Coordinator of the North Sea-Baltic Corridor, I closely follow the Rail Baltica project implementation. I am pleased to see that milestone progress has been achieved over the recent months – starting with the agreement on the contracting scheme that defines the procurement procedures for the project, the recruitment of staff at the central […]
Rail Baltica: Progress in 2016
Last year was significant in moving forward activities related to the planning phase of the implementation of the Rail Baltica project. It is foreseen that project managers will conclude this phase of the project at the end of 2017. Ms. Baiba Rubesa, CEO and Chairperson of the central coordination unit of the project, “RB Rail […]
Rail Baltica Route Setting in the Baltics
Setting the route is one of the first significant tasks for the implementation of the future railway infrastructure. It is a complex process involving the work of spatial planning, public hearings and consultations with local municipalities in all three countries. The main aim of the process is to set the route according to the project’s […]
“RB Rail AS” Announces Tender for Upgrade Feasibility Study for Constructed European Standard Gauge Railway Section in Lithuania
The joint venture of three Baltic states “RB Rail AS” announces an open tender to conduct the upgrade feasibility study for the section “Polish/Lithuanian state border–Kaunas–RRT Palemonas” for which proposals must be submitted by 16th March, 2017. Lithuania has completed a new European standard gauge (1435mm) section between “Polish/Lithuanian state border–Kaunas” in 2015. Its technical […]
B. Rubesa meets with Minister R. Masiulis and M. Bartuška on the Rail Baltic/Rail Baltica project
On 31 January, 2017, Baiba Rubesa, CEO and Chairperson of the Management Board of the joint venture “RB Rail AS”, met for the first time with Rokas Masiulis, Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications, and Mantas Bartuška, Director General of “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” (JSC “Lithuanian Railways”) to discuss Rail Baltic/Rail Baltica project development and topical issues.
“RB Rail AS” has founded branches in Lithuania and Estonia
For successful implementation of the European gauge railway line Rail Baltic/Rail Baltica project its coordinator, the joint venture of the three Baltic States “RB Rail AS” registered in Latvia, has founded branches in Lithuania and Estonia.
Edvīns Bērziņš approved as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of “RB Rail AS”
On Friday, January 20, a new Chairman of the Board of the railway line Rail Baltic/Rail Baltica project coordinator, the joint venture of the three Baltic States “RB Rail AS”, was approved. The new chairman is Latvian representative Edvīns Bērziņš, the Chairman of the Board of “Latvijas Dzelzceļš” VAS, who is replacing the previous Chairman of the Board, Lithuanian representative and the Director of “Rail Baltica statyba” Dainius Budrys.
Key lessons from the Brenner Base Tunnel implementation
In December 2016, specialists from “RB Rail AS” went on an exchange trip to the Austrian city of Innsbruck where they met with the team responsible for the implementation of the world’s longest underground railway line (Brenner Base Tunnel): Planning Department representatives, Walter Echbauer, Thomas Ganghofner and Romed Insam. The Brenner Base two-way Tunnel, which […]
Announcement of an open competition for the Design Guidelines of the Rail Baltic/Rail Baltica railway
The Joint Stock Company RB Rail AS announces an open competition “Design Guidelines for Rail Baltic/Rail Baltica Railway” for which proposals to be submitted by 3rd March, 2017. Rail Baltic/Rail Baltica is the largest infrastructure project in the Baltic States to date and it envisages construction of a new, EU gauge double-track electrified railway line (Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – Warsaw) to eliminate the technical bottleneck due to the gauge differences (1520 vs.EU 1435 mm). This project is part of the TEN-T North Sea-Baltic corridor. The procurement and subject matter is co-financed by Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
Rubesa: next year’s tasks of the Rail Baltic/Rail Baltica project – to achieve project maturity and implement efficient use of resources
On November 30, 2016 an international conference organized by the Ministry of Transport of Republic of Latvia named “Progress of project Rail Baltic/Rail Baltica 2016” was held in Riga, where the representatives of the ministries and implementing bodies informed about their achieved progress in each of the Baltic states. Among the spokesperson in the conference were representatives from the three Baltic states including the CEO and Chairperson of the Board of the joint venture RB Rail AS –Baiba Rubesa.
Progress of Rail Baltica 2016 Conference
The conference gathered the responsible ministries and representatives of project implementers from the Baltic States to discuss the progress made in each country, affirming the unity of the Baltic States in the intention to introduce a fast, safe and environmentally friendly rail connection with Europe.