Suomirata gained momentum when the company responsible for project planning was established at the end of 2020. Suomi-rata Oy’s task is to design the rail infrastructure associated with the rail connection between Helsinki and Tampere via Helsinki-Vantaa Airport until it is ready for construction.
Future phases of Suomirata project:
- Preliminary studies;
- A quick review of the mainline Helsinki-Tampere connection
- Riihimäki-Tampere connection line development study
- Impact assessment of alternatives
- Preparatory alignment plan and environmental impact assessment (EIA)
- Let’s look at different track routes and their effects
- EIA-compliant review (programme phase and evaluation phase)
- Extensive interaction with key stakeholders
- General plan (in accordance with the Rail Tracks Act)
- Specifying the plans for one main route
- Specifying the impact assessments and cost estimate
- Extensive interaction with key stakeholders
- Approval of the General plan requires the plan to be consistent with the master plans
- Railway plan (in accordance with the Rail Tracks Act)
- Specifying the General plan
- Indicating the areas to be redeemed and taken over
- Extensive interaction
- Approval of the Railway plan requires consistency with the city plans