Due to the ongoing reconstruction of the Riga Central Railway Station and its associated infrastructure, it is poised to become the largest passenger service hub in the Baltic region.

Representatives from Rail Baltica and TELT (Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin) recently gathered in Riga for a workshop.

In central Riga, Rail Baltica construction works are increasingly visible.

Territorial planning procedures at the Kaunas railway hub are entering the next stage – coordination and approval. It is expected that the special plan of one of the most important infrastructural hubs required for the new international track will be approved by the Government in the third quarter of this year. Next on the agenda is the start of the land acquisition procedures.

LTG Infra, the company implementing the Rail Baltica project in Lithuania, signed an 8.59 mln euro (inc. VAT) contract with the Latvian company A.C.B. AS. The latter is the winning tenderer in the procurement procedure for the construction of access roads in the section Žeimiai-Šėta (Jonava-Kėdainiai District).

In the course of the revision of the special plan of the Kaunas-Vilnius railway line of Rail Baltica, the procurement of design services for the Vilnius railway node has been announced.

To reinforce the close partnership with Poland and one of the key strategic partners of Rail Baltica – PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A., a tripartite letter of intent was signed between the global project coordinator in Baltic states and delivery organization RB Rail AS, national implementing body in Lithuania LTG Infra and the Polish railway infrastructure manager on implementation of Rail Baltica corridor in the Polish/Lithuanian border section at technical and operational level.

Rail Baltic Estonia, Rail Baltica global project's national implementing body in Estonia, has signed agreement with the Spanish company "Ardanuy Ingeneria" S.A. for the design works of Rail Baltica regional stations at Harju and Pärnu counties.

Construction work of Rail Baltica mainline in Harju County will start in the second half of the year.

The second procurement round of the international tender for the construction work of Rail Baltica mainline in Latvia for the provision of an engineering consultant and construction supervision service has been launched.