Train passengers travelling from Vilnius will have a possibility to reach Tallinn in one day from early next year, LTG Link, the passenger transport arm of Lithuanian Railways, reports.
The three Baltic carriers – Lithuania’s LTG Link, Latvia’s Vivi and Estonia’s Elron – are currently coordinating train schedules to allow passengers to travel from Vilnius to Tallinn with two changes – in Riga and Estonia’s Valga.
“This is a major strategic step forward and an example of cooperation between the three Baltic countries in connecting our capitals. Our teams continue to work to connect Tallinn with just one change,” LTG Group CEO Egidijus Lazauskas said in a statement.
According to the company, the Vivi train from Riga to Valga will start next week and will be aligned with the LTG Link’s Vilnius-Riga train schedule, with a connection time of almost 20 minutes.
At the same time, the daily Elron train between Tallinn and Valga will be aligned with this train from January 6 next year.
“At the moment, it is technically possible to travel between the three countries by train, but because of mismatched timetables, it has been less competitive for passengers,” said Elron CEO Lauris Betlem.
According to LTG Link, until now there was no possibility to travel by train from Vilnius to Tallinn in one day. (ERR)