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March 24, 2020 | Freight

Latvian Railways halts national electrification project

LATVIAN Railways (LDz) has decided to halt a project to electrify its 1520mm-gauge network due to a sharp drop in freight traffic.

February 19, 2020 | Infrastructure

Integrated rail network planned in Riga

LATVIA’s Ministry of Transport has appointed a team led by RB Rail to conduct a four-month study of how to integrate Rail Baltica with the conventional rail network in Riga.

February 17, 2020 | Infrastructure

Lithuania - Latvia rail link reopens

LITHUANIAN Railways (LG) officially reopened the 19km line from Mazeikiai to Renge in Latvia on February 15, 12 years after Lithuania unilaterally decided to close the cross-border link.

January 8, 2020 | Main line

20 rail projects to watch in 2020

IRJ market analyst, Oscar Sinclair, profiles the 20 rail projects to watch in the next 12 months.

November 28, 2019 | Europe

Building for a changing climate

Despite efforts around the world to combat the causes and reverse the effects of climate change, its impact will still be felt over the coming decades. David Burroughs looks at how the Rail Baltica project is working to mitigate this threat.

November 10, 2019 | Main line

Tender for Riga International Airport Rail Baltica station launched

EUROPEAN Railway Lines (EDL), the body responsible for implementing the Rail Baltica project in Latvia, has announced an international tender to construct the Rail Baltica station and related infrastructure at Riga International Airport.

July 30, 2019 | Fleet

Latvian EMU order finally signed

AFTER two failed procurements, and a tumultuous third tender, Latvian passenger operator Pasažieru Vilciens (PV) finally concluded a deal for the renewal of its EMU fleet on July 30, when it signed a €241.9m contract with Škoda Vagonka for 32 trains.

July 12, 2019 | Infrastructure

EU to fund €318.5m Latvian electrification project

THE European Union (EU) Cohesion Fund will invest €318.5m in Latvia to electrify 308km of the country’s main east-west railway network and replace diesel locomotives.

May 15, 2019 | High-speed

RB Rail awards technical design contract

THE RB Rail joint venture, which is responsible for implementing the Rail Baltica high-speed project linking Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has selected a consortium of Spanish companies Ineco and Idom Consulting to deliver the design contract for the 56km section of the route which passes through the Latvian capital Riga.

May 14, 2019 | Policy

LDZ and Latvian government at loggerheads over alleged market abuse

LATVIA’s Privatisation Agency (PA) has requested that Latvian Railways (LDZ) board chairman Mr Edvins Bērziņš withdraw a statement alleging that the government is attempting to secretly privatise the state-owned railway, an act the PA says is designed deliberately to mislead the public.

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