Europe's Megaproject to Replace Russian Railways

Man, as a Scandinavian, I so want to see the Baltics succeed in every way possible. Scandinavia was one of the first to recognise their independence and we definitely want to them to be better connected to us.

If they can do it for that price, some of Europe's best invested money

Don't forget that this isn’t just infrastructural mega project but also one of immense strategic importance, completely new and independent rail system in the Baltics as it is 1435 gauge, and polish part of it as the whole line from Warsaw to PL-LT border is being upgraded at the same time to integrate it.

As a Latvian myself, this is the most information I've heard about this project till now. Didn't know there are so many bridges to be built, also I hadn't heard that there will be 2 story bridge, mostly only stuff around the bridge in Riga center and the station itself. Really nice and informative video as always, didn't expect to see one about this project as i didn't fully understand the importance it has on Europe as whole.

Greetings from Germany. I hope this programm will succeed in engineering, building, economically and in connecting people!

From the Netherlands, I wish ALL you Baltics the best. Warm energy to you all. We have a gorgeous continent. With wonderful different nations, all sharing common values. I wish this project success

Incredible the level of ambition and foresight by other European nations, highlights the pathetic nature of infrastructure of the UK. Impressive, very best of luck to the Baltic Nations!

The Berlin to Warsaw part of it, is just as important.

Disney has spent nearly $30 billion on Disney+, and hasn't yet turned a profit. So the fact that the EU can build a massive, modern rail network spanning three different countries for less than $10 billion is impressive.

When Rail Baltica is finished, I'll use it to finally visit the Baltic states.

Great to see B1M mentioning the same project (Ülemiste joint terminal) I'm working on, even if my role as a structural engineer is just a small part of it!

How is this only 8 billion dollars when HS2 is 52 Billion Pounds...???

in the 60’s they thought we would have flying cars as our preferred method of transportation, here in 2024 we’re doubling down on rail networks; don’t change what’s not broken i guess.

8 billion dollars? That is nothing. We spend 16 billions for the new train station in Stuttgart Germany alone. So, that money is well spend.

Holy smokes! As a Canadian I thought that project would cost 150-200B USD! We have a 16 KM Skytrain (subway, not high speed train) expansion project going here in Metro Vancouver which is gonna cost 3B! 8B for 870 KMs for a high speed line is mere pennies! Kudos!

As a Croatian, knowing how much better starting position we had in the 90's, even with the war, I can only bang my head into the wall when I see the state of our railway network and the immense progress the Baltic states made in that (and every other) sector. This is the main difference between organized countries that have to work and plan in order to achieve something and corrupted shitholes with lazy population that base their entire economy on a hope that the weather will be sunny and that the tourists will swarm the coast, ready to spend their hard earned money on overpriced meals and accomodation. Kudos for all Baltic states, not just for building this, but also for not taking shit from Russians. You are a role model for small nations when it comes to holding your ground in a highly unfavorable geopolitical environment.

Traveling from Tallinn, Estonia to Western Europe will definitely be on my bucket-list!

Greetings from Latvia! Thanks for bringing this topic up!

This should be followed by a tunnel to Helsinki as a next project.

Can anyone please explain to me how an 870 km high speed rail project is built for the same amount as a 10 kilometre railway in Melbourne?