Vilnius and Warsaw have agreed for a passenger train connecting the two capitals to start running in December.
According to the memorandum signed in Vilnius on September 16, a one-way trip will not exceed 8 hours. Once the Rail Baltic project linking the Baltic States with Poland is completed in 2026, a direct-high-speed train will connect the two capitals.
Lithuania and Poland have also agreed to jointly speed up the implementation of the Rail Baltica project, expand international air and seaports, install automatic signaling on the section from the Polish border to Kaunas until 2026 and upgrade the infrastructure on the Trakiske-Sokolka route.
Poland and Lithuania last agreed to launch the direct train connection in 2021, but the plans were delayed. (LRT/Business World Magazine)
