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264 million euro contract signed for Rīga Airport rail link

LSM English16 October 2026, 10:53 UTCLatvia

In order to create a new railway connection between RIX Riga Airport and Riga Central Railway Station, which will serve as a section of Rail Baltica in the future, “Latvijas dzelzceļš” (Latvian Railways/LDz) has signed an agreement with the Central Finance and Contracts Agency on the implementation of a European Union funds project, a release said on October 16th.

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