Rail Baltica Project is made by : Paula, Līva, Mārīte, Anrijs, Mira, Pauline, Anton, Fynn, Martin

Rail BalticaProject is made by : Paula, Līva, Mārīte, Anrijs, Mira, Pauline, Anton, Fynn, Martin

What is Rail Baltica?

Fast, safe and environmentally friendly rail connection to Europe.The railway is going to connect Latvia with other countries of the European Union.

Facts• The length of the newly built track route will

be 728 km long.• The average speed of the passenger trains will

be 170 km/h, for cargo trains 68 km/h.• In 2030 it is planned to have 8 passenger

trains and 17 cargo trains per day.• In 2040 income of 319 million euro.

Plan

RB Rail

Differences

VocabularyGerman English Latvian

Eisenbahnverbindung rail link Dzelzceļa savienajumsFaehre und Tunnel ferry and tunnel prāmis un tunelis

Bau der Verbindung construction of the interconnector

starpsavienojuma būvniecība

Spurweite gauge mērītājsGesamtlaenge overall length Kopējais garums

Fahrzeit driving time braukšanas laiksGeschwindigkeit speed ātrums

Strecke route maršrutsGesamtkosten total cost Kopējās izmaksasFinanzierung financing finansējums

Ausbau expansion izplešanāsGrenze border robežaVertrag agreement līgumsGleise tracks Ceļi

Career opportunities

• Logistics specialists•Engineers•Managers

Where to study?

Managers:

• Mannheim Uni• Muenchen LMU• Koeln Uni

Logistics specialists:• Darmstadt, technische Uni• Muenchen technische Uni• Mannheim Uni

Engineers:

• Technische Universität Darmstadt• Technische Universität Dresden• Technische Universität

Bergakademie Freiberg• Technische Universität Muenchen• Brandenburgische Technische

Universität Cottbus• Uni Hannover• Uni Erlangen Nuernberg• Rheinisch Westfaehlische

Technische Hochschule

Where to study?

Engineers:• Riga Technical

University• University of Applied

Sciences• Liepaja University

Logistics specialists:• RISEBA• Riga Technical

University

Managers:• University of Latvia• RISEBA

&Pros

• Easier to travel• Provides working

places• Safe animal crossings• Less pollution• More tourists

Cons

• Expensive to build• Destroys the nature

and houses

Thank you for your attention!