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EU High-Speed Rail Plan — buyers, tenders and who holds what
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Commission plan of 5 November 2025 to complete a faster high-speed network by 2040, with a High-Speed Rail Deal to mobilise investment.
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Region |
|---|---|---|
| OÜ Rail Baltic Estonia | High-speed rail SPV | Estonia |
| Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A. | Infrastructure manager | Portugal |
| Správa železnic, státní organizace | Infrastructure manager | Czechia |
| RB Rail AS | High-speed rail SPV | Lithuania, Latvia |
| Société des grands projets | State SPV | France |
| CENTRALNY PORT KOMUNIKACYJNY Sp. z o.o. | High-speed rail SPV | Poland |
| Kliimaministeerium | National rail HQ | Estonia |
| AS Eesti Liinirongid | National operator | Estonia |
| Ministerstvo dopravy České republiky | National rail HQ | Czechia |
| AVAN Norte – Gestão da Ferrovia de Alta Velocidade, S.A. | PPP concessionaire | Portugal |
| European Commission — Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport | EU institution | |
| Lietuvos Respublikos susisiekimo ministerija | National rail HQ | Lithuania |
| Ministério das Infraestruturas e Habitação | National rail HQ | Portugal |
| Satiksmes ministrija | National rail HQ | Latvia |
| Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „Rail Baltica statyba“ | High-speed rail SPV | Lithuania |
| Υπουργείο Υποδομών και Μεταφορών (Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport) | National rail HQ | Greece |
Live tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP LC+LAV S&T01 signalling design-build-maintain | IP | Open | $100–500m | Closes October 2026 |
| IP Linha do Norte Entroncamento station layout | IP | Open | $25–100m | Closes October 2026 |
Awarded
The 20 most recent of 54 awarded tenders.
Milestones
The next key date of each tender in this programme, by month.
Passed
Coming up
| Month | Milestone | Tender | Buyer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 · award expected | Bids closed | Elron Rail Baltica regional passenger rolling stock | Elron | Bids closed |
| September 2026 · award expected | Bids closed | IP Linha de Sines third phase | IP | Bids closed |
| September 2026 · award expected | Bids closed | R26 Prague–Příbram–Písek–České Budějovice operating contract | Ministry of Transport | Bids closed |
| September 2026 | Published | Votice České Budějovice ETCS Level 2 remote | Správa železnic | In execution |
| October 2026 | Closes | IP LC+LAV S&T01 signalling design-build-maintain | IP | Open |
| October 2026 | Closes | IP Linha do Norte Entroncamento station layout | IP | Open |
and 63 more — see the tender table
Players holding positions here
The 40 most active of 51 players.
| Player | Kind | HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens Mobility | Rolling-stock OEM | Germany |
| Alstom | Rolling-stock OEM | France |
| Swietelsky | Track & electrification contractor | Austria |
| Hitachi Rail | Signalling & systems | Japan |
| STRABAG | Civil contractor | Austria |
| voestalpine RS | Track technology supplier | Austria |
| VINCI | Civil contractor | France |
| DB | Operator group | Germany |
| GRK | Civil contractor | Finland |
| Leonhard Weiss | Track & electrification contractor | Germany |
| Budimex | Civil contractor | Poland |
| EŽ Praha | Track & electrification contractor | Czechia |
| Egis | Engineering consultant | France |
| Järelpinge | Engineering consultant | EE |
| Subterra | Civil contractor | Czechia |
| Verston | Civil contractor | EE |
| Eiffage | Civil contractor | France |
| AŽD | Signalling & systems | Czechia |
| Colas Rail | Track & electrification contractor | France |
| Merko | Civil contractor | EE |
| OHLA | Civil contractor | Spain |
| TREF Nord | Civil contractor | EE |
| NGE / TSO | Track & electrification contractor | France |
| PORR | Civil contractor | Austria |
| SYSTRA | Engineering consultant | France |
| Somafel | Track & electrification contractor | Portugal |
| Track Tec Construction | Civil contractor | Poland |
| WSP | Engineering consultant | Canada |
| TREV-2 | Civil contractor | EE |
| Tariston | Civil contractor | EE |
| ATEMO | Civil contractor | EE |
| COMSA | Track & electrification contractor | Spain |
| ETF | Track & electrification contractor | France |
| FCC | Civil contractor | Spain |
| IDOM | Engineering consultant | Spain |
| Ingerop | Engineering consultant | France |
| KMG Infra | Civil contractor | EE |
| Mota-Engil | Civil contractor | Portugal |
| Sateba | Track technology supplier | France |
| Sweco | Engineering consultant | Sweden |
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