Estonia

Rail Baltica to require €500–600 million annually in investments

November 27, 2025

Under the draft state budget law, €500–600 million a year will be invested in Rail Baltica through 2030, mostly from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility. According to Anvar Salomets, CEO [..]

Latvia

The Riga connection is planned for the second phase of Rail Baltica, according to RB Rail

October 7, 2025

The Riga connection is planned for the second phase of the Rail Baltica project, Marko Kivila, Chairman of the Board of RB Rail, told LETA in an interview. He explained [..]

Lithuania

Rail Baltica marks ceremonial signing of historic electrification contract

September 15, 2025

On 15 September 2025, Vilnius hosted the ceremonial signing of the Rail Baltica electrification subsystem design and construction contract. The event brought together the management teams of the Rail Baltica [..]

Lithuania

HISK wins contract to build Rail Baltica section in Lithuania

July 16, 2025

Lithuania’s infrastructure and building company HISK has won an EUR 83.4 million euro (without VAT) contract to install a 12.1-kilometre section of the European-gauge Rail Baltica railway between Seta and [..]

Lithuania

Warsaw–Tallinn train service by 2030 is an aspiration, not a guarantee – Rail Baltica representative

July 14, 2025

Rail Baltica, the multi-billion-euro European standard gauge railway linking Poland and the three Baltic states, is scheduled for completion by 2030, but meeting that deadline will be a major challenge, [..]

Europe

European Commission adopts objectives for the completion of Rail Baltica

July 9, 2025

The European Commission adopted an implementing decision on Wednesday, outlining the key milestones and deadlines for the completion of the cross-border infrastructure flagship project, Rail Baltica. The decision, unanimously supported [..]

Lithuania

Rail Baltica link to Vilnius will be built after 2030, ministry says

June 19, 2025

The section of the Rail Baltica European-gauge railway to Vilnius will be constructed after 2030, following the completion of the main line, the Ministry of Transport and Communications said on [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian working group preparing Rail Baltica completion plan

May 21, 2025

Lithuania’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications has established a working group to co-ordinate the further construction of the Rail Baltica railway. The new group will draw up plans to ensure [..]

Estonia

Tallinn greenlights tunnel under Rail Baltica line

May 16, 2025

The Tallinn City Council on Thursday approved the construction of the Kantsi tunnel beneath the Rail Baltica railway line. The tunnel will serve as an important direct connection between the [..]

Latvia

RB Rail needs further cash from Latvia to cover costs

April 24, 2025

The Baltic joint venture RB Rail requires another EUR 4.091 million (not including VAT) to cover expenses in the Latvian leg of the system this year. LETA learned about this [..]

Latvia

Latvian Transport Ministry discusses role of Rail Baltica in case of military conflict

April 10, 2025

Should Latvia face a military conflict, the Rail Baltica railroad could transport as many as 100,000 people per day, according to a presentation made by the country’s Transport Ministry at [..]

Estonia

Rail Baltica procurement shortlist finalized, announcement likely this month

March 6, 2025

Five major construction groups have been shortlisted in the Rail Baltica tender process. This is the largest public procurement process in Estonia’s history, worth up to €900 million. The results [..]

Lithuania

Rail Baltica completion could be pushed back to 2033 – Lithuanian Railways official

February 14, 2025

Arenijus Jackus, CEO of Rail Baltica Statyba, a subsidiary of Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG), stated that the construction of the Rail Baltica European gauge railway in Lithuania is expected [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian minister discusses Rail Baltica links between Lithuania and Poland

January 17, 2025

Lithuanian Transportation Minister Eugenijus Sabutis believes that it will be realistic to install the Rail Baltica European standard-gauge railway between Lithuania and Poland by 2030, because the link will be [..]

Opinions

Completion of Rail Baltica by the set deadline depends on the ability of the three Baltic States to cooperate efficiently and co-ordinately

November 28, 2024

Authored by journalist Ain Alvela. The construction of the Rail Baltica high-speed railway, designed to connect Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania with Europe, has entered the construction phase across all three [..]

Estonia

Estonian NGO discusses problems with Rail Baltica project

November 18, 2024

In light of a report from an investigatory committee in Latvia’s parliament (Saeima), the Estonian non-governmental organisation Avalikult Rail Balticust (ARB) has declared that Estonia is facing similar problems in [..]

Latvia

Expert: First phase of Rail Baltica project in Latvia might cost around EUR 5 billion

November 7, 2024

If the technical solutions of the Rail Baltica project were to be optimised, and if the project were to be divided into phases, the first phase in Latvia could cost [..]

Latvia

Former force commander discusses Rail Baltica from military perspective

November 4, 2024

Retired Lt Gen Ben Hodges at one time was commander of US forces in Europe, and he is puzzled as to why Rail Baltica tracks, which are the most important [..]

Latvia

Latvian minister calls for freeze on Rail Baltica project

October 11, 2024

Latvia cannot afford the Rail Baltica project at this time, so work on it should be suspended for one year until such time as all financial issues have been resolved. [..]

Latvia

Rail Baltica is in such a deep hole that it could have a fundamental impact on the current national budget – Kulbergs

July 2, 2024

The Rail Baltica project is in such a deep hole that it could fundamentally affect the current state budget, said MP Andris Kulbergs (United List), chairman of the Saeima Parliamentary [..]

Latvia

Silina also sees responsibility of RB Rail and Eiropas Dzelzcela Linijas in poor management of Rail Baltica project

June 13, 2024

Prime Minister Evika Silina (New Unity) is surprised by the lack of information of previous governments on the development of the Rail Baltica project, but also sees the responsibility of [..]

Latvia

First phase of Rail Baltica project will cost EUR 15.3 billion in Baltics

June 11, 2024

The cost of the first stage of the international Rail Baltica project in the Baltics could reach EUR 15.3 billion, of which EUR 6.4 billion in Latvia, while the total [..]

Lithuania

Panevezys district residents to protest in Vilnius over Rail Baltica node

April 30, 2024

Residents of Lithuania’s northern district of Panevezys are staging a protest in front of the Presidential Palace in Vilnius on Tuesday against the developers’ proposed option for the Panevezys node [..]

Latvia

Riga Central Station will initially be connected via the airport in the Rail Baltica system

March 26, 2024

In the Rail Baltica system, Riga Central Station will initially be connected via Riga Airport, Transport Minister Kaspars Briskens (Progressives) said after yesterday’s coalition meeting. The proposed solution envisages a [..]

Latvia

There is enough money to continue work started on Rail Baltica – EDzL

November 6, 2023

There is enough money to continue the works started in the Rail Baltica railway project, and the works in the vicinity of Iecava will start this year, Kaspars Vingris, Chairman [..]