Lentorata

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.

Lentorata
Overview
LocaleHelsinki
Vantaa
TerminiPasila
Kerava
Technical
Line length30 km (19 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Electrification25 kV @ 50 Hz

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] The line would then continue northward to Tampere as either an upgraded Riihimäki–Tampere railway or a brand new parallel line; and eastward to Kouvola using the planned new Itärata railway.

Cost

In 2019, Helsinki Times reported that, as part of a new rail connection with an expected travel time of one hour from Helsinki to Tampere via the airport, the project would cost a total of €5.5 billion.[5]

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.
  5. "Finland earmarks funds for new rail links between Helsinki, Turku and Tampere". Helsinki Times. 4 February 2019.

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