When building Rail Baltica railway to overpasses or overpasses, a large free space is created, which can be used not only for new and mobility-promoting traffic infrastructure, but also for increasing public comfort and creating various new services, says SIA European railway lines.
It would be appreciated by passengers, pedestrians, cyclists. In the future, such space will be able to be fully used for the necessary transport functions.
It will be promoted on June 30 Rail Baltica within the framework of the project implementation, the amendments to the railway land division zone operation regulations supported by the government, which supplement the activities permitted in the railway division zone.
«Rail Baltica The construction of the central station will ensure the connection of two parts of the city: the Old Town, the Central Market and the suburbs of Latgale, as the railway will enter the center of Riga via the overpass at the place of the existing railway embankment. The excavated part of the embankment and other solutions in the center of Riga will allow to increase the public outdoor space by as much as 25%, providing development opportunities in the newly acquired territory for new services and a favorable environment for the city residents, »says Rail Baltica project implementer in Latvia, Kaspars Vingris, Chairman of the Board of the European Railway Line.
“Thanks to these amendments to the rules, not only rail and rail passengers, but also passengers of other modes of transport – buses, planes, etc., but also pedestrians and cyclists will benefit.”
“The amendments to the regulations adopted by the government mean that, for example, in the Central Station, under the station’s passenger platforms, it will be possible to build a multimodal public transport hub in order to further ensure the station’s integration into the urban transport system. Riga International Bus Station will also be able to continue servicing buses and passengers on the land plot belonging to it, »comments Einārs Jaunzems, Director of the Project Implementation and Management Department of the European Railway Line.
«In turn, the free space below Rail Baltica overpass international airports Riga will be able to be used as a parking lot in the territory, thus not reducing the number of already available parking lots, »continues Jaunzems.
European railway lines points out that Rail Baltica As part of the project, the government supported amendments to the operating rules for the railway subdivision strip. They complement the activities allowed in the railway section and are in line with the EU regulation on railway safety. The regulations stipulate that the construction of service transport infrastructure, for example, parking lots, parking lots, railway passenger stations, airports, bus station buildings, etc., is permitted in the railway compartment lane.
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Rail Baltica railway construction solutions in several locations, such as an international airport Riga, At the Riga Central Railway Junction, Riga International Bus Station, provides for the placement of railway infrastructure on elevated structures (overpasses), under which a free space will be created. It is now possible to use these facilities to meet transport needs, transport services, transport services and other transport needs, especially public transport.
The operating rules of the railway land subdivision strip are related to the construction project development process and the development of local plans. Both the construction project and the local plan solutions will be related to the future functionality of the railway infrastructure, taking into account the safety of railway operation and train movement.
It has already been reported that Rail Baltica The project envisages the creation of a European standard gauge railway line from Tallinn to the Lithuanian-Polish border, so that the Baltic States can be further connected to other European countries by rail. In the Baltic States, it is planned to build a new, 870-kilometer-long European gauge railway line (1,435 millimeters) with a maximum train speed of 240 kilometers per hour.
It is intended that Rail Baltica the cost will reach 5.8 billion euros, including the branch decided to be built between Kaunas and Vilnius. Part of the costs will be covered by European Union funds. It is planned that Rail Baltica the railway line will be ready for traffic in 2026.
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