An Elron train arrived at Riga Central Railway Station for the first time on February 4 at 5:46 p.m. after a test run on Latvia’s railways. The connection is expected to launch this summer. On February 4-6, test runs of Elron’s Stadler Flirt trains are being carried out on the railway section between Estonia’s Valga…
The joint company of the three Baltic States “RB Rail” has submitted a request for more than EUR 325 million for Rail Baltica in the new Connecting Europe Facility breach. In Latvia funding has been applied for the southern section of the Rail Baltica base track in the direction from the Lithuanian border to Salaspils…
With two weeks left until the Baltic countries are due to disconnect from the Russian electricity system and connect to Western European grids, the three countries are fully prepared for the landmark event, their ministers have assured. Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian ministers in charge of energy vow to work together to increase the flexibility of…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) set a new investment record in the Baltic States, committing 540 million euros in 2024. This surpasses previous highs of 358 million euros in 2022 and 323 million euros in 2023, with a remarkable 95% of the funding supporting green projects. Estonia and Lithuania led the way…
Transport Minister Eugenijus Sabutis believes that it is realistic to build the Rail Baltica European standard-gauge railway between Lithuania and Poland until 2030. In Latvia and Estonia, however, the line is likely to be completed later. “First of all, the question we have to answer is whether this is realistic in Lithuania and Poland. It’s…
The mild and windy weather this winter has created a situation whereby electricity exchange prices remain close to the minimum at night, while daytime prices are set by individual generation units in Estonia. On January 14 the electricity exchange price remained at EUR 1 per megawatt-hour (MWh) overnight and rose to EUR 91 at 8…
The January 6 launch of the new Tallinn-Riga-Vilnius route marks the return of passenger rail service connecting the Baltic States. While the full journey – with transfers at Valga and Riga – takes over ten hours, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania’s rail operators hope to attract riders for shorter legs. On January 6 Baltic Station (Balti…