Railway Operators in Finland VR - VR Yhtymä Oy

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VR - VR Yhtymä Oy

Network length, gauge and electrification (2007):

• 5741km broad gauge(1524mm), 2619km electrified at 25kV 50Hz

In Finland the rail infrastructure is in the hands of RHK, while VR operates the passenger and freight trains on all lines. In September 2006 the new 74km line between Kerava and Lahti opened, which reduces long-distance travel times to Eastern Finland by quite a bit.
In 2010 rail freight traffic (VR Transpoint) grew by 8.9% compared to 2009. Passenger numbers grew by 2.1%

Websites: http://www.vr.fi/ and http://www.rhk.fi/

• VR stock
• VR withdrawn classes

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Last update: 05-05-2011