KeravaâLahti railway | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Southern Finland |
Termini | |
Stations | 3 |
Technical | |
Line length | 75.7 km (47.0 mi) |
Number of tracks | Double track |
Track gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
Electrification | 25 kV @ 50 Hz |
Operating speed | 120 to 220 km/h (75 to 137 mph) |
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The KeravaâLahti railway line or Lahden oikorata (Lahti direct line) is a railway line in southern Finland between the towns of Kerava and Lahti, which opened on 3 September 2006. [1]
In 1990, the Ministry of Transport commissioned a study regarding the construction of a new line connecting Helsinki with eastern Finland, prompted by the capacity problems of the HelsinkiâRiihimĂ€ki railway. Three main routes for the new connection were proposed: Helsinkiâ Lahtiâ Mikkeli, Helsinkiâ Kouvola, and Helsinkiâ Kotkaâ Haminaâ LuumĂ€ki. All three options were deemed superior to the alternative of simply upgrading the existing lines. The Kotka option was found to be the least economically viable of the three, while those of Lahti and Kouvola were found to be about equal in this respect. The study was completed in 1992, favoring the Lahti option. [2]
The construction of the KeravaâLahti railway line took four years and cost âŹ331 million. [3] At the time it was the first new passenger railway to be opened in Finland since completion of the JĂ€msĂ€nkoskiâ JyvĂ€skylĂ€ line in 1977, reducing the journey time between Kerava and Lahti by 26 kilometres. Funding was provided by the Finnish government and the European Union, with the route forming part of the EU's "Nordic Triangle" TEN-T strategic transport route. [4]
The line is used as a shortcut for services from Helsinki to eastern Finnish cities including Kouvola, Kuopio and Joensuu, which all used the line to RiihimĂ€ki prior to the construction of the KeravaâLahti line. The Z train of the Helsinki commuter rail also uses the line.
Proposals exist to build a similar direct railway line from Helsinki Central to Kouvola via Helsinki Airport and Porvoo (known as ItÀrata), [5] which would handle traffic to eastern Finnish cities such as Kuopio, Joensuu, Lappeenranta and Mikkeli, providing a shorter journey time between Helsinki and these cities than currently offered by the Kerava-Lahti line.
KeravaâLahti railway | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Southern Finland |
Termini | |
Stations | 3 |
Technical | |
Line length | 75.7 km (47.0 mi) |
Number of tracks | Double track |
Track gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
Electrification | 25 kV @ 50 Hz |
Operating speed | 120 to 220 km/h (75 to 137 mph) |
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The KeravaâLahti railway line or Lahden oikorata (Lahti direct line) is a railway line in southern Finland between the towns of Kerava and Lahti, which opened on 3 September 2006. [1]
In 1990, the Ministry of Transport commissioned a study regarding the construction of a new line connecting Helsinki with eastern Finland, prompted by the capacity problems of the HelsinkiâRiihimĂ€ki railway. Three main routes for the new connection were proposed: Helsinkiâ Lahtiâ Mikkeli, Helsinkiâ Kouvola, and Helsinkiâ Kotkaâ Haminaâ LuumĂ€ki. All three options were deemed superior to the alternative of simply upgrading the existing lines. The Kotka option was found to be the least economically viable of the three, while those of Lahti and Kouvola were found to be about equal in this respect. The study was completed in 1992, favoring the Lahti option. [2]
The construction of the KeravaâLahti railway line took four years and cost âŹ331 million. [3] At the time it was the first new passenger railway to be opened in Finland since completion of the JĂ€msĂ€nkoskiâ JyvĂ€skylĂ€ line in 1977, reducing the journey time between Kerava and Lahti by 26 kilometres. Funding was provided by the Finnish government and the European Union, with the route forming part of the EU's "Nordic Triangle" TEN-T strategic transport route. [4]
The line is used as a shortcut for services from Helsinki to eastern Finnish cities including Kouvola, Kuopio and Joensuu, which all used the line to RiihimĂ€ki prior to the construction of the KeravaâLahti line. The Z train of the Helsinki commuter rail also uses the line.
Proposals exist to build a similar direct railway line from Helsinki Central to Kouvola via Helsinki Airport and Porvoo (known as ItÀrata), [5] which would handle traffic to eastern Finnish cities such as Kuopio, Joensuu, Lappeenranta and Mikkeli, providing a shorter journey time between Helsinki and these cities than currently offered by the Kerava-Lahti line.