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| Poyry to improve service standard on Lahti - Luumaki railway Finnish consulting and engineering group Poyry has been commissioned by the Finnish Rail Administration to improve the service standard on the Lahti - Luumaki railway track. With a total value of about EUR 3 million, the assignment comprises construction management and supervision, including project coordination and overall responsibility for construction management. The project will be completed at the end of 2010, after which guarantee period services will continue until 2012. The Lahti - Luumaki railway section has a length of 120 km. The aim of the project is to allow the speed of passenger trains to be raised to a level of 200 km/h and the axle weight of freight trains to be raised to 25 tons at a speed of 80-100 km/h. These figures can be reached by modernising safety systems, by building new traffic operating and track change points, by reinforcing substructures and foundations, and by repairing old track structures. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |