Rail Baltica project news
Latest news about the Rail Baltica project to develop a 1 435 mm gauge passenger and freight railway corridor linking Poland with Kaunas and Vilnius in Lithuania, Riga in Latvia and Tallinn in Estonia. The project is being managed by the RB Rail joint venture of railway bodies from the three Baltic States.
NATO visit looks at Rail Baltica’s role in military mobility and regional security
LITHUANIA: The NATO Force Integration Unit has visited a Rail Baltica construction site to discuss how the civilian project will also significantly enhance the alliance’s ability to deploy reinforcements in the region.
Europe: Rail Baltica makes progress despite cost increase
Construction of the long-planned 1 435 mm gauge north-south rail corridor through the Baltic States is ramping up rapidly, despite a near-trebling of the forecast cost and continuing uncertainty over some sections of the route. Toma Bačić reports from Tallinn.
Wreath of European plants tops out Riga Central station
LATVIA: A Rail Baltica and Europe-themed wreath formed the centrepiece of the topping out ceremony for the new station building at Riga Central.
Lithuanian rail operator pilots ‘competitive green logistics’ in the three Baltic States
EUROPE: Lithuania’s LTG Cargo has operated a pilot freight train through Latvia to Valga, the first station in Estonia.
Vilnius – Riga passenger train to launch in December
EUROPE: Lithuanian passenger operator LTG Link expects to launch a through service from Vilnius to Riga in Latvia in December, filling a gap in the European passenger rail network.
Rail projects receive share of €6·2bn of Connecting Europe Facility grant funding
EUROPE: Various rail enhancement schemes are among the 107 projects on the Trans-European Transport Network which have been allocated a total of €6·2bn under the latest EU Connecting Europe Facility grant provisions.
Rail Baltica Academy to provide project insights for all
Vilnius Railway Node design tender announced
Baltic States discuss Vilnius – Riga – Tallinn passenger service and gauge conversion
Rail Baltica regional station design contract signed
Three Seas high speed network proposed to link Warszawa with Tallinn, Budapest, Praha and Kyiv
VTG Rail targets Baltic freight opportunities
€353m Rail Baltica grant agreement signed
Viewpoint: Institutional fragmentation has undermined Rail Baltica
Amber Train links the Baltic States to western Europe
Rail Baltica shadow operator appointed
Tallinn tram extension contract signed
Rail Baltica freight terminal design contract awarded
Rail Baltica electrification procurement begins
Rail Baltica route to the Polish border selected
Business opportunities as Rail Baltica looks 150 years ahead
Invasion of Ukraine ‘has increased the geopolitical relevance of Rail Baltica’
EU accelerates funding for military transport projects