The tender for the construction of the Estonian section of Rail Baltica has identified two international consortiums that will implement key stages of the project. These contracts ensure full coverage of the passenger line in Estonia, bringing Rail Baltica closer to the launch of a full-fledged railway corridor between Tallinn and Warsaw by 2030.
On March 4, a trilateral meeting was held in Baku between the Chairman of the Azerbaijan Railways Rovshan Rustamov, the Head of the Georgian Railways David Peradze and the Chairman of the Board of the Kazakhstan Railways Nurlan Sauranbayev. The talks were held as part of the events of the International Association of Legal Entities “Trans-Caspian International Transport Route” (TITR).
The implementation of the international railway project Rail Baltica continues in Estonia. A contract was signed with AS TREV-2 Grupp in Järvakandi (Rapla County) for the construction of the 14-kilometer Kärpla-Selä section. According to Anvar Salomets, Head of Rail Baltic Estonia, Rail Baltica has already moved from concept to active construction, and the project strengthens the economic and geopolitical ties of the Baltic States with Europe.
The Hungarian Railway Association HUNGRAIL has presented the VÁGTA programme – an action plan for increasing the economic efficiency and competitiveness of rail freight transport. The document covers eight key areas and more than 40 measures aimed at reducing costs, improving the predictability of services and developing the railway infrastructure. The main goal is to create a reliable and environmentally sustainable alternative for the industrial sector.
The Kazakhstan-China Logistics Center in Xi’an, opened with the participation of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, is demonstrating impressive results a year after its launch. The terminal has become a key hub on the TITR route, ensuring significant growth in rail freight traffic between the two countries.
Estonian Railways Elron has received a Unified Safety Certificate from the EU Railway Agency, which gives it the right to provide passenger services on Latvian railways. This is a temporary document issued for five years and is required for international transportation within the European Union.
The new service connects Freightliner’s operations in the UK, Netherlands, Germany and Poland.
From 10 March 2025, Swiss operator Hupac is expanding its intermodal network with a new container train linking Tarragona and Barcelona with Antwerp. This route will provide direct access to the Hupac network, opening up additional logistics opportunities for Southern Europe.
A subsidiary of JSC National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy – JSC KTZ Express together with China Railway Container Transport Co., Ltd. (CRCT) launched a new container service connecting China and Europe.
RB Rail AS, representing the interests of the Baltic ministries of transport in the Rail Baltica project, has applied for funding under the CEF-Digital programme. The objective is to develop and build railway radio communications compliant with the FRMCS standard, with the possibility of deploying 5G networks along the European TEN-T transport corridors.
