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| Rail Baltica Estonia signs contract for design works of regional stations  Rail Baltic Estonia, Rail Baltica global project's national implementing body in Estonia, has signed an agreement with Spanish company Ardanuy Ingenieria S.A. for the design works of Rail Baltica regional stations in the Harju and Pärnu counties. The scope of agreement includes design for waiting platforms, overpasses and underpasses, outdoor areas, parking lots and access roads of Rail Baltica's Harju and Pärnu county regional stations.Ardanuy Ingenieria S.A. will oversee design for seven regional stations of Rail Baltica mainline in Estonia. Assaku, Luige, Saku and Kurtna stops in Harju County and Kaisma, Tootsi and Urge stops in Pärnu County. According to the contract, the design works are planned for the period of five months with additional three months planned for applying for the building permits. The total cost of the design contract is amounted €368,000 without VAT. In case of the regional stations, it is planned that railway facilities related to the regional stations will be built at the same as the mainline construction, whereas construction of service facilities (e.g., buildings, outdoor areas) will start immediately before the start of railway operations. Since the beginning of 2022, design for the regional stations at Raplamaa has been underway. Preliminary designs of the standard projects for the transition between station buildings and waiting platforms have been completed whereas preliminary designs for outdoor areas, parking lots and access roads, are in progress, performed by AS Novarc Group. According to the Rail Baltica Operational Plan, regional trains will run from Tallinn to Riga and will have 13 stops in Estonia. In addition to local stops, an International Passenger Terminal is planned in Pärnu city. write your comments about the article :: © 2023 Construction News :: home page |