FINNS STRIVE TO REDUCE RAIL JOURNEY TIME

The article discusses the improvements underway with Finland's national rail network to reduce trip times through a combination of new line construction, track upgrading, and new rolling stock. While money is in place for existing track programs, sufficient resources are lacking to build new lines to address the problem of capacity on the 5600 km network, 90% of which is composed of single track lines. The Finnish Rail Administration is striving to overcome some of the infrastructure problems while VR, the state owned operator responsible for passenger and freight services, is investing in new rolling stock to improve trip times.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Authors:
  • Bennett, S
• Publication Date: 2003-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 18-21
• Serial:
  • INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL AND RAPID TRANSIT REVIEW
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Improvements; Infrastructure; Rail (Railroads); Railroad tracks; Rolling stock; Trip length
• Identifier Terms: VR Group (Railroad : Finland)
• Geographic Terms: Finland
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00964063
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 25 2003 12:00AM