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Ring Rail Line in brief
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Ring Rail Line is an
important circular rail route of the Helsinki Metropolitan
Area. It is also a rail connection to the Helsinki-Vantaa
airport. Ring Rail Line is a vital urban rail line that
provides a high-class public transport connection within
reach of 200.000 inhabitants and
200.000 work places.
Ring Rail Line is a part of transport system development.
The implementation of Ring Rail Line includes the rail
track and related arrangements concerning stations and
feeder traffic. In addition it includes required road
arrangements of which the biggest is developing Highway 3
in the core area of Marja-Vantaa in Kivistö.
Ring Rail Line in figures:
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- cost estimate 590
M€
- 2-track passenger line
- maximum speed of trains
120 km/h
- length of railway line 18 km,
of which 8,1 km in tunnel
- 5 new stations and 3
station reservations
- 33 bridges, of which 12
railway bridges
- 9 km street and road
arrangements
- feeder traffic parking
facilities for
1550 cars and 950 bicycles
- removal of 2,4 milj.m3
of soil and rock masses
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