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.

Kaunas Intermodal Terminal opening

Standard gauge freight terminal opens in Lithuania

2021-07-20T09:40:00+01:00

LITHUANIA: The Kaunas Intermodal Terminal opened to commercial freight traffic on July 19, with Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė amongst the guests at a ceremony welcoming the arrival of a 1 435 mm gauge train loaded with containers and semi-trailers from the Netherlands.

Tallinn Ülemiste Rail Baltica station impression

Study aims to identify the key to successful station developments

2021-07-09T08:06:00+01:00

EUROPE: Rail Baltica project promoter RB Rail has commissioned a consortium of infrastructure development experts and architects to recommend how to promote long-term value creation in and around the seven international stations on the future line.

Cekule unexploded ordnance

Rail Baltica calls tenders for unexploded ordnance survey

2021-05-22T05:00:00+01:00

LATVIA: Rail Baltica project promoter RB Rail has called tenders for a contract to identify unexploded ordnance and carry out geotechnical works where the future standard gauge railway will pass through the former Cekule military area.

RB Rail said the concept train was inspired by trainsets in operation in Europe and elsewhere, with styling influenced by the Baltic Sea and its sun and sand.

Rail Baltica concept trains inspired by sun, sea and sand

2021-04-23T10:10:00+01:00

EUROPE: Rail Baltica project promoter RB Rail has produced conceptual images to help inform the public about the type of trains which could link Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with Poland and western Europe using the future standard gauge line.

Riga airport Rail Baltica station impression

Riga airport rail link construction contract signed

2021-03-09T08:00:00+00:00

LATVIA: Construction of a rail link from Imanta to Riga’s international airport as part of the Rail Baltica project is set to begin in May for completion in December 2025.

Vilnius railway station aerial view (Photo: Vilnius municipality)

Vilnius Connect to create an ‘iconic and globally recognisable’ station for the future

2021-03-08T10:59:00+00:00

LITHUANIA: The city of Vilnius and national railway LTG have launched an international architectural competition seeking ‘radical’ proposals to create an ‘iconic and globally recognisable’ multi-modal transport terminal and public realm for the capital.

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