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The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Railway Infrastructure of Lithuania have signed an agreement to determine the optimal modernization route of the Rail Baltica railway line between Poland and Lithuania, the territories necessary for the development of communications engineering infrastructure and conditions for the development of this infrastructure. railways ‘.
“The European standard railway from Poland to Kaunas has been operating since 2015, it carries passengers regularly. With the support of the European Commission and the project implementers, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have decided new railway parameters, according to which passenger trains will operate at speeds of up to 249 km per hour, it is necessary to modernize this line, “said Karolis Sankovskis, CEO of LTG Infra.
According to him, the railway built during development work will continue to be operated, and later it can also be used for regional passenger transport and cargo transportation.
Sweco Lietuva and DB Engineering & Consulting will prepare a concept for the development of the planned territory with alternatives. Later, according to the best option, the necessary plots and easements will be formed.
Once these procedures are completed, further modernization of the railway line, which is scheduled for 2026, will be possible.
The currently operating route Rail Baltica regularly operates passenger trains from Kaunas to Białystok. The line is also used to transport various types of cargo and military equipment.
The total length of Rail Baltica in the three countries is 870 kilometers: in Lithuania – 392, in Latvia – 265, and in Estonia – 213. In Lithuania, the European route runs from the Polish-Lithuanian border through Kaunas and Panevėžys , in Latvia it crosses Riga, in Estonia – Pärnu and Tallinn.
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