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EU funds rail improvements in Finland
9 August 2011 | By TEN-T EA
The European Union has selected two Finnish rail projects for co-financing under the 2010 TEN-T Calls...
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Allegro boosts rail travel from Helsinki to St. Petersburg
31 May 2011 | By Antti Jaatinen, Senior Vice President of Passenger Services, VR-Group Ltd and Maarit Haavisto-Koskinen, Head of International Marketing, VR-Group Ltd and Mika Heijari, Head of External Communications, VR-Group Ltd and Tiina Nieminen, Managing Director, Avecra Oy
The high-speed Allegro rail service between Helsinki in Finland and St. Petersburg in Russia began operating on 12 December 2010. The service cuts the journey time between the two cities by more than two hours to three and a half hours. The Allegros have a top speed of 220km/h and…
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DB Schenker Logistics invests more than €45m in Greater Helsinki
14 September 2010 | By DB Schenker
With an investment volume of more than EUR 45 million, DB Schenker Logistics is building its new hub and corporate office for Finland near Helsinki Airport.
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Public Private Partnership to be used in a Finnish second track project
31 May 2010 | By Mikko Asikainen, Project Manager, Finnish Transport Agency & Antti Haapalahti, Project Manager, Partner, CC Infra Oy
In a large-scale project of the Finnish Transport Agency, a 76.5km second track will be built between Kokkola and Ylivieska. To fund the project, a Public Private Partnership will be used for the first time in the Finnish railway network. It is also desirable to have foreign competitors for the…
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Finnish Rail Chooses IndigoVision for Pilot IP-CCTV Project
12 May 2010 | By
The Finnish Rail has announced that the pilot project for evaluating an advanced IP-based surveillance system has been awarded to IndigoVision’s authorised Finnish Partner.
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Finnish public private partnership projects introduced
20 April 2010 | By Finnish Transport Agency
The Finnish Transport Agency is presenting two big construction projects for the possible constructors and financiers in Brussels
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Invensys Rail awarded mainline signalling contract in Finland
20 April 2010 | By Invensys Rail
Invensys Rail has been awarded a contract by the Finnish Transport Agency (formerly the Finnish Rail Administration)...
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Finnish slab track study for Airport Line
15 May 2009 | By Markku Nummelin, Technical Director and Tuomo Viitala, Senior Inspector, Finnish Rail Administration (RHK), Niko Tunninen, Railway Planning Department, VR-Track Ltd and Marko Nyby, Logistics and Traffic Planning Consultant, Pöyry Infra Ltd
Details of the study of a slab track system for the new Ring Rail Line conducted in Vantaa, Finland for Finnish Railway Administration by Pöyry Infra Ltd and VR-Track Ltd Railway Consulting department.
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Allegro – the best link between Helsinki and St. Petersburg
15 May 2009 | By Tapio Simos, President, VR Ltd (Finnish Railways)
Tapio Simos describes the impact that the Finnish-Russian train Allegro will have on the line between Helsinki and St. Petersburg.
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Finland’s longest railway tunnel is under construction
28 May 2008 | By Erkki Mäkelä, Chief Inspector of Investment Department, Finnish Railway Administration (RHK) and Timo Cronvall, Head of Geotechnics and Rock Engineering, VR-Track Ltd / Railway Consulting
A new harbour is presently being built in Finland’s capital and will be ready by the end of 2008. The harbour is located in Vuosaari, approximately 15km from the centre of Helsinki (see Figure 1). The Vuosaari Harbour project includes the construction of a cargo harbour as well as traffic…
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The study of level crossing safety in Finland
28 May 2008 | By Esko Värttiö, Chief Railway Accident Investigator, Accident Investigation Board of Finland (AIBF)
In Finland, railway undertaker VR and Finnish Rail Administration (RHK) became concerned in 2005 about the high number of level crossing accidents. VR sent a letter to the Accident Investigation Board of Finland (AIBF) and asked for it to take action to prevent level crossing accidents. They had noticed that…
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Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to receive railway link
6 June 2007 | By Harri Yli-Villamo, Head of Project Planning Unit, RHK
The planning of Finland's first airport line is well under way and construction is scheduled to begin in 2008 on the outskirts of Helsinki. A working group has recommended that the line will be constructed with normal state budget funds. The project is expected to cost approximately €420 million (at…
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A direct approach to a direct line
31 May 2006 | By Juha Kansonen, Project Manager, RHK
The major Finnish railway direct line project from Kerava to Lahti will be completed on 3 September 2006.The direct line is the most important railway project in Finland for over two decades and new technical solutions have been introduced with the guidance of the Finnish Rail Administration (RHK),who is responsible…
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The Nordic rolling stock market
31 May 2006 | By James Abbott, Technical Editor
A steady succession of small rolling stock orders is keeping interest alive in the Nordic market.A decade ago, the Nordic countries were seen as a beacon of hope by Europe’s rolling stock manufacturers,with some large replacement orders coming up. But those orders are now behind us, with the Italian manufacturer…
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The Finnish fleet
14 February 2006 | By Markku Pesonen, Director of Rolling Stock Maintenance Department, VR
The Finnish rail network measures 5,800km consisting of approximately 50% electrified lines and over 90% single-track lines. Both passenger and freight trains, featuring different operating speeds, run on the same network. Roughly 40% of the network is over 30 years old, and due to insufficient financing, the development needs have…
