All Finland articles – Page 6
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NewsFinland – Arctic Ocean rail route proposed
EUROPE: A report into options for a rail link from Finnish Lapland to the Arctic Ocean has been published by Finland’s Ministry of Transport & Communications. This concludes that a 465 km route from Rovaniemi via Sodankylä to Kirkenes in Norway would be the best option. The cost is estimated ...
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NewsHelsinki and Bombardier agree Variotram settlement
FINLAND: Helsinki transport authority HKL and Bombardier Transportation have reached an agreement which will see the 40 Variotrams withdrawn from service in the Finnish capital by the end of 2018. The Variotrams were delivered by Adtranz (later Bombardier Transportation) in 1998-2003, but the track profiles and operating conditions on Helsinki’s ...
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NewsLänsimetro extension opens in Helsinki
FINLAND: The first phase of the Länsimetro extension of the Helsinki metro into Espoo opened to passengers on November 18. The 13·5 km western extension from Ruoholahti to Matinkylä in Espoo has eight underground stations. It was built by Länsimetro Oy and has a forecast ridership of 100 000 passengers ...
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NewsFinland to China freight service launched
INTERNATIONAL: A freight train left Kouvola between Helsinki and the Russian border on November 10 carrying 41 containers for Xi’an in China. The containers were filled with Finnish products including timber, machinery, work clothing and ship components. The 9 110 km journey via Russia and Kazakhstan is expected to take ...
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NewsTampere tram order finalised
FINLAND: Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech announced details of its tram order for Tampere on October 16. The firm order for 19 ForCity Smart Artic trams is worth €104m, and the framework contract includes options for up to 46 more vehicles, which would be delivered in three tranches. ...
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NewsVR orders double-deck coaches
FINLAND: National operator VR has awarded Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech Oy a €50m order to supply a further 20 Type Ed double-deck coaches as an option on a contract signed in 2015. Production is scheduled to begin next year, for delivery in 2019. Maisa Romanainen, Senior Vice-President of Passenger Services ...
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NewsFinland sets out plans for passenger rail tendering
FINLAND: The government’s plans to open the domestic passenger market to competition and bring the country into line with the EU’s Fourth Railway Package were set out by Transport & Communications Minister Anne Berner on August 9. The model which has been chosen is similar to that adopted by Norway, ...
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NewsHelsinki Artic XL tram design unveiled
FINLAND: Helsinki transport operator HKL has unveiled the design of the Artic XL trams that would run on the future Raide-Jokeri orbital route between Helsinki and Espoo. Styling has been provided by Idis Design. The trams will have a blue and green livery to distinguish them from the green ...
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NewsNordic Vectron locomotives enter service
FINLAND: The first eight locomotives from the Nordic version of the Vectron family entered revenue service with VR Group on May 31, after being approved for operation by safety agency Trafi and formally handed over by Siemens on May 26. The first revenue trip was a freight service from Tampere ...
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NewsHelsinki tests mock-up longer tram
FINLAND: Helsinki transport operator HKL is using a full-scale tram mock-up to identify what infrastructure changes would have to be made to enable longer trams to run on its network. Night testing started on March 14 using a steel frame covered with a tarpaulin, towed by a tram. The ...
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NewsNurminen Logistics prepares to launch locomotive business
FINLAND: Nurminen Logistics has reported good performance from its Russian railway logistics activities during 2016. Demand for domestic was steady, with flows 'lively' as a result of sanctions. Efficiency improvements, the sale of covered wagons and successful sales efforts improved the overall finaincial result compared to the previous year. However, ...
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NewsHelsinki – Tallinn tunnel feasibility studies commissioned
EUROPE: Two consortia have been appointed to study the feasibility of the FinEst Link proposal to build a 92 km under-sea railway tunnel linking Finland and Estonia. A consortium of Ramboll Finland, Sito, Strafica, Urban Research and Pöyry Finland will estimate passenger and freight volumes and undertake a cost-benefit study. ...
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NewsFinland adopts Erex energy metering
FINLAND: National infrastructure manager Liikennevirasto has brought into operation the Erex energy monitoring and billing system developed by the European Railway Energy Settlement System, the ERESS partnership announced on January 12. The agency becomes the seventh member of the not-for-profit organisation, alongside Banedanmark, Bane NOR, Infrabel, SBB, Trafikverket, and the ...
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NewsMore Artic trams for Helsinki approved
FINLAND: The board of Helsinki transport operator HKL approved the purchase of 20 more trams from Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech on December 8. Deliveries of the low-floor Artic trams are due to take place in 2018-19. The 27·4 m long trams from the €57·3m order would be identical to ...
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NewsTampere tram project formally approved
FINLAND: Tampere city council has voted to build a tram network, with 41 in favour and 25 against. The 23·5 km standard gauge route would link the city centre with Sampola, where branches would continue to the University of Tampere and Hervanta. In 2015 the city selected ...
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NewsTranstech to supply trams for Helsinki orbital route
FINLAND: Helsinki transport operator HKL has selected Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech to supply 29 trams for the future 25 km Raide-Jokeri orbital light rail line which is to be built to link Itäkeskus with Keilaniemi in Espoo. HKL is to order the vehicles by exercising part of an option for ...
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NewsTranstech to supply Tampere trams
FINLAND: Tampere city council has selected Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech to supply trams for the city’s future network. CAF, Pesa and Stadler Rail Valencia had also bid. Contract signing will take place with final project approval, which is expected on October 24. Depending on the final design of the ...
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NewsOperator aims to benefit from Finland – Russia freight liberalisation
EUROPE: Ahead of the expected imminent ratification of a bilateral agreement liberalising the market for cross-border rail freight between Finland and Russia, Finland’s Nurminen Logistics Group and Russia’s Rustranscom have announced the formation of NR Rail as a jointly-owned company to handle international traffic. Nurminen said the end of ...
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NewsPolarteknik brand to be launched at InnoTrans
POLARTEKNIK: A new branding associated with a restructuring which is scheduled to take effect on October 1 will be highlighted by Finland’s PMC Group at InnoTrans 2016. The group's Polarteknik Pneumatics and Door Systems businesses are to be merged into a Polarteknik Oy business unit. This follows the ...
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NewsMipro wins yard resignalling contract
FINLAND: National transport agency Liikennevirasto has awarded Mipro a €22·3m contract to undertake signalling renewals at the marshalling yards at Niirala, Vainikkala and at Kotolahti-Mussalo in Kotka. The work is to be undertaken in 2016-18, with each yard commissioned as a separate entity. Announcing the contract on September 13, ...