RB Rail awarded the consortium of Reaalprojekt and Nord Projekt the design contract for the largest Rail Baltica depot in Estonia, the Ülemiste train depot.
Six bidders competed in the design procurement of the rolling stock depot. The Reaalprojekt – Nord Projekt consortium submitted an offer of EUR 1.86 million, including VAT, and was declared successful.
“By finding a designer of the rolling stock depot, we have now started the designing process of key objects of Rail Baltica in Estonia. The rolling stock depot, which will be built on the border of Rae municipality, will become a large employer in the railway sector and one of the most important competence centre,” Tõnu Grünberg, the Chairman of the Management Board of RB Estonia said.
The Ülemiste train depot is intended for servicing the passenger rolling stock running on Rail Baltica 1435mm track gauge. The depot will primarily provide repair and maintenance services for the passenger trains whose final terminal is Rail Baltica Ülemiste joint terminal, but the depot must be ready to provide maintenance and repair services to the rest of Rail Baltica 1435mm gauge train fleet.
The depot can accommodate seven trainsets at a time. The depot must enable parking for the passenger train fleet and the performance of other necessary maintenance functions. The project must include design solutions for the traffic control centre, administrative building, warehouses, technical rooms and other necessary service units. In addition, seven pairs of rails that are necessary for parking the rolling stock are designed as part of the depot.
Following the design procurement contract, the involvement of an architect is required, who will co-operate with Rae municipality and Rail Baltic Estonia in creating the architectural design for the depot. The architectural design solutions must be approved by all parties involved.
The train depot will be designed in several stages. The construction is scheduled to start in the first half of 2022.
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