Lentorata

Lentorata
Overview
Locale Helsinki
Vantaa
Termini Pasila
Kerava
Technical
Line length 30 km (19 mi)
Number of tracks Double track
Track gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft)
Electrification 25 kV @ 50 Hz

The Lentorata (airport railway) is a planned railway line in Finland, designed to link Helsinki Airport to the long-distance Finnish railway network and to complement the current airport connection via the Ring Rail Line.

History

The Lentorata has been included in the Finnish Transport Agency's plans since 2010.[1] Following the opening of the Ring Rail Line in 2015,[2] Helsinki Airport gained its first railway connection through the Helsinki commuter rail network. However, a need has also been identified for a rail link to long distance traffic, with support from Finavia, the mayors of Helsinki and Tampere and the chief executive of the state-owned national rail company VR Group.[3]

Route

The line is planned travel in a long tunnel under the airport and allow direct access from long-distance trains, as well as free the rail capacity taken up by long-distance traffic in the current main corridor (the Helsinki–Riihimäki railway) for the increasing local commuter traffic.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lentoaseman kaukoliikennerata, Ratayhteysselvitys" (PDF). Finnish Transport Agency. 2010. p. 7. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ring Rail Line trains will stop at all stations". HSL. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Finavia backs rapid rail link between Helsinki Airport and Tampere". YLE Uutiset. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lentoaseman kaukoliikennerata, Ratayhteysselvitys" (PDF). Finnish Transport Agency. 2010. p. 7. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

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