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Rail connection to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to start operation in July

Xinhua, February 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

A new rail connection to Helsinki-Vantaa airport of Finland will start operation in the beginning of July this year, Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat reported on Wednesday.

The 18-kmlong rail route called Ring Rail Line will link Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to the commuter rail network in the capital region.

So far, four of the five stations of the route have been completed, and the last one, the airport's railway station is still under construction.

Ring Rail Line will also provide a connection between the airport and long-distance rail services to other places of Finland.

Passengers of the long-distance trains will be possible to change to the new line at Huopalahti or Tikkurila, which will also open a link to St. Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia, said Helsingin Sanomat.

The journey from the airport to Helsinki Central Railway Station will take about 30 minutes, according to Arttu Kuukankorp, Group Manager at Helsinki Regional Transport Authority.

Currently, there is not any rail connection to the major international airport of Finland. However, a big airport should have such a rail connection, Ville Haapasaari, Airport Director of Helsinki-Vantaa, told Helsingin Sanomat.

The construction of Ring Rail Line began in May 2009 with the excavation of service tunnels. The total cost is estimated to be over 770 million euros (about 870 million U.S. dollars). Endit