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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Rail Baltica studies reveal recommendations for international and regional stations
An international consortium led by Ramboll, global architecture, engineering and consultancy company, has recently finalised on the behalf of the Rail Baltica joint venture, two studies and provided recommendations on how to maximize socio-economic benefits from development and operation of the Rail Baltica international passenger stations as well as regional railway services. The outcome […]