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The Danish state-owned company Sund & Bælt is implementing one of the largest infrastructure projects in Northern Europe — the Fehmarn Belt underwater tunnel, which will connect the city of Rødby on the island of Lolland with the German Putgarten. When completed in 2029, it will be the longest combined tunnel for cars and trains in the world — 18 kilometers along the bottom of the Baltic Sea. It will become a new high-speed alternative to the ferry service between Denmark and Germany.

Rail Baltic Estonia has signed a contract with AS Merko Ehitus Eesti for the construction of the Rail Baltica international passenger terminal in Ülemiste, Tallinn. The architectural design was developed by the world-famous Zaha Hadid Architects, and the contract value is approximately 85 million euros excluding VAT. The new terminal has been named Linda after the heroine of an Estonian epic poem and will become the northern gateway to Europe for the Rail Baltica high-speed line.

The Rail Baltica project has reached an important stage: contracts have been signed for the construction of two key sections of the passenger line in Estonia. The total value of the agreements is €726 million, and taking into account the options for the purchase of strategic materials, it may reach €932 million. Thus, the entire Estonian section of the future high-speed railway between Tallinn and Warsaw is now in the contracting and construction preparation stage.

A delegation led by Deputy Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC Arif Agayev made a business trip to China to strengthen logistics ties along the Middle Corridor route.

The Latvian State Railways SJSC “Latvijas dzelzceļš” has announced a tender for the design and construction of modernized infrastructure on the Torņakalns–Imanta section. This is the first stage of the implementation of the broad gauge (1520 mm) line connecting Riga Central Station with RIX International Airport. The work includes updating the contact network, signaling systems and building new passenger platforms with comfortable and accessible infrastructure.

A trilateral meeting of representatives of the railway administrations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan was held in Kazakhstan, dedicated to improving the efficiency of freight transportation. The meeting was attended by delegations led by Erbol Tusupov (KTZ – Freight Transportation), Abduvali Kodirov (Uzbekistan Temir Yollari) and Radzhabmurad Odinayev (Rohi Ohani Tojikiston). 

Estonia has signed the largest infrastructure contracts in the country’s history — Rail Baltic Estonia has entered into agreements with two international consortiums for the construction of key sections of the Rail Baltica high-speed railway. The project, worth up to €932 million, covers the entire Estonian section of the future passenger line from Tallinn to Ikla, and is an important step towards launching traffic between Tallinn and Warsaw by 2030.

In the first four months of 2025, the freight turnover of railway transport in Kazakhstan reached 111.277 billion ton-kilometers, which is 10.4% or 10.483 billion more compared to the same period last year. Such data was published by the Bureau of National Statistics. This confirms the sustainable role of railways as the main link in logistics in the country.

Rail operator Lineas, together with the Port of Ostend, has brought a road train into the port area for the first time, marking the return of block trains after a 15-year break. This marks a major milestone in the transformation of the port and is the result of a year and a half of work with infrastructure operator Infrabel to restore rail capacity.

The meeting chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov discussed the implementation of the instructions given by the Head of State at the Security Council meeting. Representatives of the Ministries of Transport and Finance, the Samruk-Kazyna Fund, as well as the National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy and the Border Service of the National Security Committee took part in the work. The main focus was on accelerating key infrastructure projects and modernizing border checkpoints.