Minister: Rail Baltica is four years behind schedule
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- Lithuania’s transport minister says the Rail Baltica railway project is four years behind schedule.
- Passenger trains are planned to run from Kaunas to Warsaw by 2028, while the Kaunas-Panevėžys section is targeted for completion by 2030.
- The Baltic states are seeking more EU funding, with the project still requiring €10 billion.
Rail Baltica is running four years late, but Lithuania’s transport minister says the delay should not be considered unusually large for a major European Union project.
The current plan calls for a railway connection from Kaunas to Warsaw to be completed by 2028, with passenger trains expected to operate on the route from that year. The section from Kaunas to Panevėžys is scheduled for completion by 2030.
The project has already faced a long pause in investment. The first section, running from Kaunas to the Polish border, was built in 2015, but further investment did not follow for a considerable period. Signalling work only began this year.
The Baltic states are seeking increased EU funding for Rail Baltica. The project still needs €10 billion, according to the transport minister’s account.
The delay is not large.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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