
The first such charging station will be built in Varna, which will be designed and installed by UAB Fima under a contract signed with LTG Infra. This will allow LTG Group, which plans to purchase battery-powered electric trains, to transport passengers even more environmentally friendly.
The charging station is planned to be installed by the end of the third quarter of 2026, and the cost of the station will be 3.2 million euros.
According to Vitis Žalimas, head of LTG Infra, the installation of a charging station for electric trains will provide train passengers with the opportunity to travel safely to Varena on new battery-powered trains.
“Such trains will be able to reach areas remote from the catenary network using the energy stored in the battery and quickly charge them there – in this case at a stop installed in Varena. Depending on its level, charging the train’s battery will only take up to 45 minutes. It is also important that charging will take place during passenger boarding, disembarking and route preparation, so the journey itself will not be longer for passengers,” says Vitis Žalimas, head of LTG Infra.
Battery train charging stations are a fast and efficient way to charge train batteries so that they can run on non-electrified tracks. LTG Group has currently signed a contract for 9 electric passenger trains and 6 battery trains that will be 100% electric. adapted for people with special needs. The new modern trains, manufactured using Swiss technology, will be tested by Lithuanian Railways this year.
The maximum capacity of the charging station to be installed in Varėna is 2-2.5 MW per train. The charging station will be connected to the medium voltage distribution network (10 kV), and the charging station equipment will be housed in standard 12-meter shipping containers. The battery is charged without a socket or plug; it will be charged through the train pantograph using a short contact structure, which together with the transformer will form a charging station.
The fast charging station can be installed wherever intermediate charging is required to significantly increase the range and range of battery trains. Currently, one charging station is planned to be installed in Varėna, but in the future, expansion to other cities in Lithuania is planned, where additional charging points will be installed.
LTG Group, which includes LTG Infra, is the largest railway group in the Baltic States, developing its operations The company operates in three main areas: freight and passenger rail transportation, management, maintenance and development of public rail transport infrastructure. The LTG Group consists of the following main subsidiaries: LTG Infra, LTG Cargo, LTG Link, GTC.