# Rail Baltica - Baltic rail connection to the EU **URL:** \ **Category:** Under Construction\ **Created:** [June 5, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377 "2022-06-05T00:01:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/1 "2022-06-05T00:01:18Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/a/5a374e3a2fa976516afac9460fb6521153fc063e.jpeg "European Railway Project of the Century: Rail Baltica") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yANCon-3vI) > **[Rail Baltica](https://www.railbaltica.org/)** > > A rail transport infrastructure project that will integrate the Baltics into the European rail network. > **[Rail Baltica](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_Baltica)** > > Rail Baltica is a greenfield rail transport infrastructure project with a goal to integrate the Baltic states in the European rail network. Its purpose is to provide passenger and freight service between participating countries and improve rail connections between Central and Northern Europe, specifically the area in the Southeast of the Baltic sea. Furthermore, it is intended to be a catalyst for building the economic corridor in Northeastern Europe. The project envisages a continuous rail li Ra... ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/2 "2022-06-13T16:56:02Z")
> **[Timely funding of Rail Baltic likely to face serious difficulties](https://news.err.ee/1608626344/timely-funding-of-rail-baltic-likely-to-face-serious-difficulties)** > > The Estonian government on Thursday approved the interim report for Rail Baltic, which noted that it is very likely that the amount needed to finance the railway project cannot be secured in time. In all likelihood, the project will end up getting... ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/3 "2022-06-13T17:07:03Z")
Unfortunate but the project still needs to be completed. As well as the connection to Finland whenever that happens. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/4 "2022-06-15T15:29:34Z")
> **[Rail Baltica publishes station recommendations](https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/rail-baltica-publishes-station-recommendations.a461629/)** > > The major Rail Baltica infrastructure project has revealed a couple of studies it commissioned from engineering consultancy Ramboll on what its stations should be like. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/5 "2022-06-15T17:35:43Z")
> **[Rail Baltica launches tender to electrify 870km network](https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/rail-baltica-launches-tender-to-electrify-870km-network/)** > > RB Rail has announced a public procurement for the design and construction of the electrification for the entire Rail Baltica line. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/6 "2022-06-22T21:45:39Z")
> **[Rail Baltica freight terminal design contract awarded](https://www.railwaygazette.com/freight/rail-baltica-freight-terminal-design-contract-awarded/61858.article)** > > LATVIA: A joint venture of local company BRD Projekts and Italian firm Sintagma has been awarded a contract for detailed technical design of the Salaspils intermodal terminal to be served by Rail Baltica. The terminal near Rīga will have 1 520... ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/7 "2022-06-29T13:05:15Z")
> **[Rail Baltica  and CPK Poland sign cooperation agreement](https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/rail-baltica-and-cpk-poland-sign-cooperation-agreement/)** > > The management of RB Rail and CPK have signed a cooperation agreement to formalise the partnership between the two parties. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/8 "2022-06-29T13:50:24Z")
[https://www.leta.lv/eng/home/press\_release/0A0FAE5D-AD91-4008-AB42-E9E7DF49B576/](https://www.leta.lv/eng/home/press_release/0A0FAE5D-AD91-4008-AB42-E9E7DF49B576/) ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/9 "2022-07-10T00:53:32Z")
> **[Rail Baltica section Rīga-Kaunas could be the first to open](https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/rail-baltica-section-riga-kaunas-could-be-the-first-to-open.a464488/)** > > The Rail Baltica railway line is scheduled to be unveiled in stages between 2026 and 2030, the Executive Director of the Baltic States joint undertaking AS RB Agnis Driksna said in an interview with L... ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/10 "2022-07-25T22:24:13Z")
> **[Construction Begins on Longest Railway Bridge in the Baltic States](https://railway-news.com/construction-begins-on-longest-railway-bridge-in-the-baltic-states/)** > > Construction has begun on the Rail Baltica bridge over the Neris river in Jonava. This will be the longest railway bridge in the Baltics. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/11 "2022-08-02T21:51:21Z")
> **[Traffic changes near central station as Rail Baltica construction goes on](https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/traffic-changes-near-central-station-as-rail-baltica-construction-goes-on.a467623/)** > > In connection with the construction of the Rail Baltica project, significant changes are expected on Gogoļa Street near the central station as of Thursday, August 4, to the organization of traffic and... ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/12 "2022-08-09T19:57:44Z")
> **[Rail Baltica gets EU military mobility financing](https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/rail-baltica-gets-eu-military-mobility-financing.a468438/)** > > The Rail Baltica project has been linked to a military mobility financing of just under €5 million, according to an agreement signed by the Transport Ministry on Monday with the European Climate, Infr... ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/13 "2022-10-07T14:30:26Z")
> **[Viewpoint: Institutional fragmentation has undermined Rail Baltica](https://www.railwaygazette.com/industry-view-point/viewpoint-institutional-fragmentation-has-undermined-rail-baltica/62693.article)** > > On paper Rail Baltica is a perfect match for the EU's Connecting Europe Facility programme. But three issues need to be addressed, argues Kaspars Briškens, who recently stepped down as Head of Strategy & Development at the standard gauge railway... ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2022, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/14 "2022-11-26T00:26:20Z")
> **[Trains to Warsaw and Krakow set to start running in December](https://www.delfi.lt/en/lifestyle/trains-to-warsaw-and-krakow-set-to-start-running-in-december.d?id=91858441)** > > LTG Link, a passenger transport company belonging to Lietuvos Geležinkeliai Group, launches direct Vilnius-Warsaw train service as soon as 11 December. A long-awaited international train route will provide daily access to both the Polish capital and... ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/15 "2023-03-13T01:17:57Z")
> **[How Rail Baltica is making progress](https://www.railway-technology.com/features/how-rail-baltica-is-making-progress/)** > > Regional events are reinvigorating determination to see the project through ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/16 "2023-05-16T02:14:48Z")
> **[Rail Baltica high-speed line clears another environmental assessment](https://www.railtech.com/infrastructure/2023/05/11/rail-baltica-high-speed-line-clears-another-environmental-assessment/)** > > Another Estonian section of the planned Rail Baltica project has been given the green light. The compliance of the environmental impact assessment of the fifth out of a total of eight sections was recently confirmed by the Technical Regulatory... ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/17 "2023-09-21T12:15:46Z")
Riga, Latvia > **[New milestone reached in Rail Baltica Riga Central Hub construction: arch...](https://www.baltictimes.com/new_milestone_reached_in_rail_baltica_riga_central_hub_construction__arch_installation_begins/)** > > Rail Baltica project delivery organization in Latvia, Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas, has announced the latest milestone in the construction of the R... ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/0/b013129f4aa7e5a5dcb4cff0a065c60674bc1148.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/18 "2023-11-17T17:07:12Z")
> **[OPINION | Are we headed towards Rail Bankrupt? - Baltic News Network](https://bnn-news.com/opinion-are-we-headed-towards-rail-bankrupt-251430)** > > Ilona Bērziņa, BNN “The Rail Baltica project has not been managed effectively so far. There are numerous indications about the project being left unattended or, better yet, trusting in a higher power instead,” this conclusion from the State Audit’s... ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/19 "2023-11-19T14:19:09Z")
No doubt everybody’s stealing right and left. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377/20 "2023-12-14T02:05:45Z")
> **[Procurements for the design of Rail Baltica infrastructure objects in...](https://www.baltictimes.com/procurements_for_the_design_of_rail_baltica_infrastructure_objects_in_lithuania_are_being_announced/)** > > In the continuation of the works of the European railway track Rail Baltica at the Kaunas railway node and the section Jiesia (Kaunas) &... > At the moment, in the most mature section from Kaunas to the border of Lithuania and Latvia, the railway bedroad and engineering structures are being built in a section of almost 30 kilometers from Kaunas towards the Latvian border, the construction of the longest railway bridge in the Baltic States over the Neris River is intensifying. > > In other sections of the project, Kaunas-Vilnius and Kaunas-Lithuanian-Polish border, special plans are currently being finalized, design works are being procured. After the approval of the special plans (planned for the first half of 2024), land acquisition and design activities will be carried out simultaneously. > > Rail Baltica is the largest railway infrastructure project in the history of the Baltic States, during the implementation of which an electrified European-standard two-track railway will be built, connecting Warsaw, Kaunas, Vilnius, Panevėžys, Riga, Pern and Tallinn. The total length of Rail Baltica railway line in the Baltic countries reaches 870 km: in Lithuania – 392 km, in Latvia – 265 km, in Estonia – 213 km. [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/rail-baltica-baltic-rail-connection-to-the-eu/21377.md?page=2)