📋 Tender Overview
The Finnish Rail Agency has drawn up the desired development plan for the rail network by 2050. The main focus of the reviews is on the main road network and the TEN-T core networks.The development picture is the Finnish Rail Agencys expert view on what issues are related to the development of the railway network and how the railway network should be developed in the coming decades. The review extends all the way to 2050 but the perspective is more concrete until 2032. Due to the draft national transport system plan the review has been possible in more detail until the early 2030s. The development picture mainly looks at development but the report also partly looks at operating methods and basic road maintenance issues. Adequate funding for basic road maintenance is a prerequisite for the further development of the rail network.How should railways be developedThe study reviews key starting points for the operating environment and rail transport. There are already problem areas for rail traffic on track sections and yards. The growth of traffic and the evolving needs of traffic further accentuate the problems. The main routes should be developed flexibly taking better account of for example the different starting points and needs of passenger and freight transport. The key issue is the replacement of the JKV train access control system with a modern radio-based European train protection system Digirata. Improving the safety of the entire rail network is an important area for development. The infrastructure should allow for accurate and predictable traffic. For this reason the network and places must have sufficient capacity for both passenger and transport needs.In addition the railways must support the achievement of national accessibility targets and the functioning of travel and transport chains. Environmental damage must be kept to a minimum and natural resources must be used sparingly.The study has also reviewed the objects and plans presented by contact interval and theme. The impact of railway development measures has been addressed at a general level.Why is the development picture madeThe development picture has been based on a request from the Ministry of Transport and Communications which has been related to the preparation of the first national transport system plan ie the Transport12 plan. The development picture has been utilized in the draft phase during 2020 in the preparation of the Transport 12 plan. It is also linked to the strategic snapshot of the transport network highlighting the backgrounds of the issues raised in the snapshot update version 122020.
