RAIL BALTICA – THE PROJECT OF THE CENTURY
Kaspars Briškens Business Development Manager RB Rail AS (Rail Baltica Joint Venture)
Polish-Latvian Business Forum | Warsaw | Jan 26, 2017 RAIL BALTICA Baltic Project of the Century
730 km raillway tracks from Tallinn to the Polish border 240 km/h speed passenger trains 120 km/h speed freight trains 10 years construction period 5 million passengers/yr 70% regionally between Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania 16 million tons/yr cargo o From 13 mT/yr 5 billion EURO investment over 10-15 years RAIL BALTICA Global Project definition / Main technical parameters
• Standard gauge: 1435 mm • Minimal length of freight train: 740 m • Total length of line: >700 km • Stations in Tallinn, Parnu, Riga (city & • Maximum design speed: airport), Panevezys and Kaunas (with link to o for passenger trains: 240 km/h Vilnius) o for freight trains: 120 km/h • All crossings with roads at two levels • Double track electrified: 2x25 kV AC • Environment protection • Axle load: 22.5 t o Animal streaming systems o Noise barriers RAIL BALTICA PROJECT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Estonia – Ministry of Latvia – Ministry of Lithuania – Ministry of Economics and Transportation Transportation and BENEFICIARIES: THREE MINISTRIES Communication Communication
Lietuvos Geležinkeliai Rail Baltic Estonia OU Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas RB RAIL SHAREHOLDERS Rail Baltica Statyba
RB Rail CENTRAL PROJECT COORDINATOR (Branches in LT, EST*)
Estonia Latvia Lithuania NATIONAL IMPLEMENTING BODIES Rail Baltic Estonia OU Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas Lietuvos Geležinkeliai
Estonian Technical Rail Baltica Statyba Regulatory Authority
* to be established GLOBAL PROJECT TIME LINE: Baltic States
Rail Baltica Contracting Scheme Agreement signed JV RB Rail AS EU CEF2 Grant Construction completed established Agreement signed Technical Design in Baltic States
2015 2017 2020 2030
2014 2016 2018 2025
EU CEF 1 Grant Key studies Land acquisition North Sea – Baltic Agreement signed completed completed TEN-T Core Network Corridor completed*
* The ambition of the European Commission PROJECT FINANCING National & EU Contribution
TOTAL ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION 2025 COSTS – 5 BILLION €
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION: 765 MILLION EUROS (of which CEF Grants ≈ 633 MILLION EUROS; up to 85% from total eligible costs) 2020 CURRENT PROJECT PHASE - PLANNING Next steps in 2017
CBA, DESIGN ROUTE PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES, APPROVED IN ROUTE DESIGN PROCEDURES KEY STUDIES ALL THREE COMMENCED COMPLETED COUNTRIES RAIL BALTICA ROUTE ALIGNMENT APPROVAL
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ESTONIA LATVIA LITHUANIA VILNIUS
TALLINN PÄRNU EE/LV RIGA RIGA LV/LT PANEVĖŽYS KAUNAS LT/PL BORDER CENTRAL AIRPORT BORDER BORDER
APPROVED SECTION IN THE PROCESS OF APPROVAL SUBJECT TO RESULTS OF THE UPGRADE FEASIBILITY STUDY IN PLANNING PROCESS 5 October, 2016 RAIL BALTICA PROCUREMENT
. COMMON PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES, TEMPLATES AND SUPPLIER QUALIFICATIONS . RAIL BALTICA PROCUREMENT LIST FOR 2017 (mostly studies, design, exception – Riga Central station Design & Build) . ONE WEBSITE FOR PROCUREMENT INFORMATION – www.railbaltica.org
IN FEBRUARY 2017
Open tenders of RB Rail: “Design guidelines for Rail Baltic / Rail Baltica Railway” RAIL BALTICA PROCUREMENT PLAN Procurement phase Studies Implementation phase
Design
Railway Line Construction & Supplies
Stations / Terminals / Maintenance Facilities Construction
ERTMS
Electrification
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 TESTING RAIL BALTICA & POLAND
• Warsaw – Bialystok – Elk – PL/LT border • Poland & JV = observers / shareholders (?) • Warsaw = crossroads of two EU TEN-T Core Network Corridors: • “North Sea - Baltic” & “Baltic - Adriatic” • Polish Rail Supply and Construction Industry collaboration with Baltic partners (1435mm expertise + local capabilities) • Rail Baltica – future supply chain diversification opportunities for Polish freight owners, transport and logistics companies, freight forwarders. PALDIES! THANK YOU! AITÄH! AČIŪ! KIITOS! DANKE! MERCI! DZIĘKUJĘ!