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Future direct WHAT IS RAIL BALTICA? Rail Baltica – Project of the Century Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and indirectly also Finland. It will connect Helsinki, Tallinn, Pärnu, Riga, Panevežys, Kaunas, Rail Baltica is a greeneld rail transport infrastructure project Vilnius and Warsaw. The Baltic part of the Rail Baltica project is aiming to integrate the Baltic States in the European rail referred to as the Rail Baltica Global Project. It is one of the network. The project includes ve European Union countries – priority transport projects of the European Union. The largest Baltic region Length: 870 km Max. speed: Part of the EU’s infrastructure project 240 km/h (passengers), North Sea - Baltic TEN-T corridor in the last 100 years Environmentally friendly – 120 km/h (freight) powered by electricity, Financed by EU (CEF), 10-year construction period producing less noise and More than €5 bn Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania vibration investment in the region For both passenger Enables and freight trac Implemented by intermodality & multimodality Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Intermodality/Multimodality of Rail Baltica: 3 key multimodal terminals in the Baltic countries: • Muuga in Estonia • Salaspils in Latvia Connected to airports • Kaunas in Lithuania and seaports 7 railway passenger stations: Tallinn Pärnu Rīga Central Rīga Airport Panevéžys Kaunas Vilnius (with potential regional stations) Rail Baltica – North-South railway axis freight trac in the Baltics originates from CIS countries, Russia in particular, and the 1520 mm system makes it dicult and The Rail Baltica project is a symbolic return of the Baltic States costly to interconnect the Baltics with the rest of EU via Poland. to Europe. Up to World War II the Baltic States were connected Therefore, there is a full consensus on the need to fully to Europe with standard 1435 mm gauge railway. But since the integrate Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania into the single European switch to 1520 mm Russian gauge after the war they have railway area, eliminating the missing rail link of the EU’s been rmly tied to the East-West railway axis. Today most rail North Sea – Baltic TEN-T Core Network Corridor. Helsinki Tallinn Pärnu Rīga Rīga Airport Panevėžys Kaunas Vilnius Bremerhaven Amsterdam Hamburg Bremen Bialystok Berlin Osnabrück Rotterdam Hannover Antwerpen Warszawa Bruxelles Köln Tehnical Parameters Rail Baltica is a new fast, conventional 870 km of which: • 213 km in Estonia Total length of line: double-track electried and • 265 km in Latvia ERTMS-equipped railway line with • 392 km in Lithuania maximum design speed of 240 km/h on • 240 km/h for passenger trains Design speed: the route from Tallinn through Pärnu – • 120 km/h for freight trains Rīga – Panevėžys – Kaunas to the Lithuanian-Polish border, with a Standard gauge: 1435 mm connection from Kaunas to Vilnius. The new railway line will be designed with Double track electried: 2x25kVAC 1435 mm gauge, thus complying with all Technical Specications for Axle load: 22.5 t Interoperability (TSIs) requirements. Trac management ERTMS L2 Maximum length of freight trains 740 m WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT? Development of Better access – New and restored Decarbonisation A new economic Platform for connected work, study, infrastructure – impact corridor innovations & industries shopping, medical railway stations, digitalization (tourism, SMEs, tourism, science, city transportation, economy start-ups, culture and connecting roads General public logistics centers, entertainment, etc. real estate, etc.) Travel safety Shorter Cost savings Productive Center-to-center Superior Travellers travel time commute travel comfort Rail Baltica freight advantages over road and sea transportation RAIL ROAD SEA Cost-to-speed ratio advantage for time sensitive freight Reliability & punctuality High value freight intermodal logistics Economies of scale for freight consolidation Lower carbon footprint Wildlife protection Freight shippers Freight Sustainability: Decongestion Reduce noise pollution Road safety Prot for both cargo and passenger rolling stock operators Train operators HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? The total estimated cost of the project is 5.8 billion euro in all The Cost-Benet Analysis of the Rail Baltica Global Project three countries. That includes EU nancing, currently projected carried out by Ernst & Young in 2017 rearms the project is at 85%. nancially and economically viable and highly benecial. ESTONIA: LATVIA: LITHUANIA: 1.346 billion 1.968 billion 2.473 billion (national share ~268 million*) (national share ~393 million*) (national share ~493 million*) What does that buy? Measurable socio-economic benets are estimated Unmeasurable benets will be substantial as well. So it is safe at 16.2 billion euro, far outweighing the national to say that altogether the benets to society considerably co-investments. The assessed GDP multiplier eect the exceed the capital and operational expenditures of the project. project would create is an additional 2 billion euro. * Based on the assumption that EU nancing is 85%, subject to reasonable uctuations. HOW IS THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTED? Project timeline 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Implementation stages: PLANNING DESIGN CONSTRUCTION Global project Estonia Latvia Lithuania First train launch on the newly constructed railway line: planned in 2026. Project Implementers The Rail Baltica project is being implemented by the three Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. BENEFICIARIES: MAIN COORDINATOR: NATIONAL IMPLEMENTING BODIES: Three Baltic State ministries – RB Rail AS, a joint venture established in Rail Baltic Estonia OÜ and the Estonian Estonia’s Ministry of Economic Aairs 2014 for the purpose of completing the Technical Regulatory Authority in and Communications, railway and developing Estonia, Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas SIA in Latvia’s Ministry of Transport and the Rail Baltica project. Latvia, Rail Baltica statyba UAB and Lithuania’s Ministry of Transport Lietuvos geležinkeliai JSC in Lithuania. and Communications. Estonia - Ministry of Lithuania - Ministry of Economic Aairs and Transportation and Communications Latvia - Ministry of Transportation Communication Beneciaries – three ministries Rail Baltic Estonia Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas Lietuvos geležinkeliai RB Rail shareholders Rail Baltica statyba RB Rail Central project coordinator (Branches in LT, EE) National implementing bodies Estonia Latvia Lithuania Rail Baltic Estonia Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas Lietuvos geležinkeliai Estonian Technical Rail Baltica statyba Regulatory Authority Suppliers’ Relationship Risk mitigation is key; mitigating risks such as inappropriate The Common Standards and Guidelines for the Rail Baltica tender awards to contractors, conict of interest or other Project give every member of the team a joint vision of our key missteps from fairness and transparency. Common Standards principles. There are many players involved, many parties to and Guidelines for procurement – Contracting Authority Code unite. Setting procurement standard practices will ensure of Conduct and Suppliers’ Code of Conduct – should guarantee quality results from every player. the best results possible in the implementation of Rail Baltica. SUPPLIERS’ CODE OF CONDUCT CONTRACTING AUTHORITY CODE OF CONDUCT Free competition Legality Transparency Equality LABOUR Wages Health & safety Corruption Conict of interest We are We are FAIR TRANSPARENT ETHICS Gifts, hospitality Post employment restrictions Selection of business partners Environmentaly friendly technologies ENVIRONMENT Lifecycle considerations Waste management Use of experts Absence Socially and Best value of conicts environmentally for money of interest sustainable procurement Procurement Plan activities and several major studies in the three Baltic countries. Some studies of minor importance will also be commissioned The Rail Baltica Global Project Procurement Plan is put together during the subsequent phases. in accordance with the project implementation phasing – Design and construction phases overlap, since some planning, design, construction. procurements of infrastructure items by Rail Baltica are Planning stage is mostly about route alignment-related planned as “Design & Build”. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Studies Design Testing Railway line construction and supplies Stations / Terminals / Maintenance facilities construction ERTMS Procurement phase Elecrication Implementation phase WHERE TO FIND OUT MORE? railbaltica.org [email protected] +371 66 967 171 K. Valdemāra iela 8, 4th oor, Riga, Latvia RailBalticaGlobalProject linkedin.com/company/rb-rail @RailBaltica c RB RAIL AS.
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