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Rail Baltica signs first agreement for local stop at Kohila, Estonia
Further agreements are due to be finalised in 2021, with all of the municipalities where Rail Baltica stops will be built.
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Rail Baltica: Implementing noise reduction measures across three states
Kaspars Briškens, Head of Strategy and Development at the Rail Baltica joint venture, RB Rail AS, explains why a comprehensive approach to noise and vibration reduction is included in the Rail Baltica infrastructure project and how this contributes to the overall goal of achieving zero environmental impact once the rail…
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Rail Baltica: Capturing the greenfield and transforming mobility
Kaspars Briškens, Head of Strategy and Development at the Rail Baltica joint venture, RB Rail AS, explores some of the long-term benefits that the Rail Baltica project must achieve with the help of innovation, digitalisation and sustainable greenfield infrastructure development.
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European Investment Bank to support Estonian railway modernisation
EIB has signed a €95 million loan agreement with Eesti Raudtee for the modernisation of track and signalling along the Estonian railway network.
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Contract awarded for Rail Baltica high-speed ‘Latvia North’ project
The €13,523,414 contract for the 'Latvia North' project of the Rail Baltica high-speed rail line has been awarded to Ardanuy Ingeniería and INECO.
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Tender announced for Rail Baltica line station at Riga Airport
The station along the Rail Baltica line will be the first high-speed rail and air traffic connection hub in the Baltic States.
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Rail Baltica awards design contract for the main line in Estonia to IDOM
With over 20 years of experience, IDOM has been awarded the contract to design a 48-kilometre section of the new high-speed railway between Tallinn and Rapla.
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Operail to shift focus into locomotive construction industry
Operail approves proposal for restructuring of their Tapa depot, which will see the company direct more resources towards locomotive construction.
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Remaining a step ahead of regulations
Soon to celebrate its 150th anniversary, Estonia’s railway network has played, and will continue to play, a central role in the country’s transportation and logistics offering. However, fatal and serious accidents at level crossings continue to occur. Tarvi Viisalu, Head of the Safety Department of Estonia’s national railway company, Eesti…
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High-speed rail tunnel linking Finland and Estonia receives €15 billion of funding
If successfully completed, the infrastructure between Helsinki and Tallinn would be the longest undersea tunnel in the world.
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Final technical design tender announced for the Rail Baltica line in Estonia
This marks the beginning of the design procurement for the final section of the high-speed, double-track, electrified railway in Estonia.
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First detailed design tenders for Rail Baltica project have been announced
Rail Baltica has organised competitions to find high-quality services for the design and the build of new tracks that will run from Pärnu to Rapla in Estonia and from Kaunas to Ramygala in Lithuania…
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Rail Baltica: The integration of the Baltic States in the European rail network
Kaspars Briškens - Business Development Director, Rail Baltica - discusses the Rail Baltica project, which aims to integrate the Baltic States in the European rail network through a new rail infrastructure
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Rail Baltica: Making a real difference to the region
As Rail Baltica’s main coordinator and implementer, Baiba Rubesa shares the most up-to-date information regarding this mega project.
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The Baltic States and Rail Baltica
On 30 August 2017, regular contributor, Graham Ellis, gave Global Railway Review his report on a recent visit to Lithuania and discussed the Rail Baltica project. Taking inspiration from that visit, Global Railway Review reader, Tony Olsson gives his own report on the country as well as some more information…