Rail Baltic Estonia has announced plans to build a rolling stock depot in Rae municipality, Harju County, with construction expected to be completed by the end of 2028.
The facility will centralise the maintenance, repair, and operation of the future high-speed railway’s rolling stock in Estonia.
Rail Baltica to build Baltic region’s largest rolling stock depot in Estonia by 2028
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The depot, to be located in the Soodevahe area, will serve as a central hub for train maintenance in the region. The procurement process covers both the detailed design and the construction of the depot, including internal service platforms.
Interested contractors must submit their tenders by 10 March 2026, with a contract expected to be signed by the end of April. Construction is scheduled to conclude by 31 December 2028. The estimated value of the project is 41,331,818 EUR, excluding VAT.
Lauri Ulm, Technical Director and Member of the Management Board of Rail Baltic Estonia said:
“The rolling stock depot to be built in Rae municipality will enable the simultaneous servicing of up to six high-speed trains or twelve regional trains and will bring all rolling stock maintenance and readiness functions together into a single integrated whole. This means 150–200 permanent, highly qualified jobs and provides a strong foundation for the operational reliability of Rail Baltica for decades to come.
The building is not intended solely for train maintenance; it will bring under one roof all infrastructure serving the rolling stock life cycle – from repair and washing to office facilities.
The depot will accommodate multiple functions under one roof, including repair, washing, and office facilities. The building will consist of two main sections: a central maintenance hall and a three-storey administrative block. Eight tracks will be included in the depot, six of which will be maintenance and service tracks with a total usable length of 1,380 metres. A separate train wash and a wheel lathe track for wheelset profiling are also planned.
The outdoor area will feature six additional service tracks for cleaning, equipping, and parking, allowing the depot to service multiple trains at the same time.
Estonian passenger train operator Elron will be the first user of the depot under a lease agreement.
The design for the depot was awarded in 2020 to a joint bid from OÜ Reaalprojekt and NORD PROJEKT AS. If the procurement proceeds as planned, construction will begin at the end of 2026, with the depot handed over to Rail Baltic Estonia by the end of 2028.