ProRail opens northernmost Dutch railway

  ProRail has officially opened the Netherlands’ most northerly stretch of railway between Roodeschool and Eemshaven.   It is the first addition to the Dutch railway network since the Hanze line opened in 2012.   ProRail said the line was unique, as part of it runs over the dike on an embankment to the harbour, allowing…

Design contract awarded for new Riga International Airport station and railway

Photo: Rail Baltica. EDZL, the state-owned organisation established to implement Rail Baltica in Latvia, has awarded the construction design and supervision contract for Riga International Airport’s new railway station and related infrastructure. The winning party of the international tender was the PROSIV consortium, which is comprised of consultants Sintagma, of Italy, designers Prodex, of Slovakia and engineering firm…