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Kehärata (the Ring Rail Line, previously Marjarata, Swedish: Ringbanan) is a railway route under construction in the area of the city of Vantaa, in the Greater Helsinki Metropolitan Area of Finland. It will connect Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and the adjacent Aviapolis business and retail district to the Helsinki commuter rail network. The line will fill a gap between the existing Vantaankoski railway station and Tikkurila railway stations, travelling in tunnels underneath the airport. The projected cost of the construction is €655 million as of September 2012, up from €605 million in March 2010.
The new line will thus create a connection from the airport to Helsinki Central railway station, as well as the suburban areas on the route. The new railway will leave the mainline going north from Helsinki after Tikkurila station in the east, travel via the airport and into Vantaankoski station to the west, joining the existing the branch line for western Vantaa which is currently served by the "M" train. Five new stations will be built, with space reserved for three more in the future. The journey time from the airport to Helsinki Central Railway Station will be about 30 minutes, whilst the time to Tikkurila, to connect with long-distance trains going north or east, will be about 8 minutes.
Read more about Ring Rail Line: Present State, New Stations, Future Development
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