The consortium of Nord Projekt AS and Reaalprojekt OÜ completed the preliminary design for the Rail Baltica Ülemiste depot and the final design will be presented in the autumn of 2022, after which the construction of the facility will be organised.
The depot will primarily repair and maintain trains terminating at the Ülemiste passenger terminal, but the depot must be ready to provide maintenance and repair services to the rest of the Rail Baltica 1435 mm gauge train fleet.
The Ülemiste rolling stock facility must allow parking of the passenger fleet and other necessary functions. As part of the construction, the contractor will also design the warehouses, technical rooms etc. necessary for servicing the traffic control centre, administrative building, and depot.
According to the Rail Baltica’s operating plan, the depot for the maintenance and repair of passenger vehicles can accommodate 7 trains at a time. On the mainline, 26 high-speed trains and 16 regional trains will operate.
In December 2020, Rail Baltica AS and the consortium signed a EUR 1.86 million contract for depot design. The construction works are expected to be launched in the first half of 2022.
The Rail Baltica Ülemiste depot is planned to be built on the border of the city of Tallinn and Rae municipality.
In April 2021, the company responsible for the Rail Baltica implementation has unveiled the virtual concept of the high-speed trains which will comprise 8 Standard Class coaches providing a total of 560 seats with 70 seats per carriage.
The new Ülemiste joint terminal will serve railway lines with track gauges 1,435 mm and 1,520 mm, both those that start from the Ülemiste station, as well as those passing through. The new joint terminal shall also accommodate both city and national bus transport, and if possible also international bus lines. The new terminal building will have three platforms that will be accessible both from inside the terminal, as well as directly from the city square under the railway tracks. It is expected that the terminal will become operational by the end of 2023.
The preliminary design of the passenger terminal has been completed by Zaha Hadid Architects and Esplan.
In April 2021, the company responsible for the Rail Baltica implementation has unveiled the virtual concept of the high-speed trains which will comprise 8 Standard Class coaches providing a total of 560 seats with 70 seats per carriage.
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