The Rail Baltica working group, comprising representatives from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland, held a meeting in Brussels at the Directorate-General of the European Commission for Transport and Mobility, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Rail Baltica: Progress, Challenges, and Next Steps Toward 2030 Completion
Photo: Rail Baltica

The focus of the discussion was the progress of the strategic project to construct the Rail Baltica high-speed rail corridor, scheduled for completion by 2030.

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The main goal of the meeting was to reaffirm the commitment of the participating countries to complete the construction and to discuss further steps within the framework of cross-border cooperation and EU support.

Updated information on national progress, current challenges, and upcoming development phases was presented at the meeting.

Participants emphasized the importance of Rail Baltica not only for passenger and freight transport but also for military mobility in the region.

On the agenda was a decision on the project’s implementation, which will create a legal basis within the two key transport corridors of Europe.

European Coordinator of the North Sea-Baltic Transport Corridor, Catherine Trautmann, highly praised the progress made and stressed the need for close cooperation among all partner countries.

She emphasized that the implementation of Rail Baltica requires active and coordinated actions from all participants.

Marko Kivila, head of RB Rail AS, noted the importance of European Commission support, highlighting that the funding allocated through the Connecting Europe Facility is the largest in the project’s history.

However, overcoming existing challenges will require ongoing cooperation and support.

The project is already transitioning from the design stage to construction: work is actively underway in Estonia and Lithuania, and construction in Latvia is set to begin by the end of the year.

Estonia plans to award contracts for more than 100 kilometers of railway tracks, while Lithuania will launch tenders for sections up to the Latvian border.

System-wide procurements, including energy and signaling systems, are also on track, confirming progress toward the goal of completion by 2030.

Photo: Rail Baltica

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