Last July the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications commissioned the Transport Agency to carry out a study on the Arctic rail line together with the Norwegian transport authorities. The Transport Agency assessed the implementation and financial feasibility of five different routing alternatives.
“All the alternatives are technically feasible. However, there was a lot of variation in terms of financial aspects and environmental impacts,” says Director Matti Levomäki from the Transport Agency.
The examined routing alternatives were Tornio-Narvik, Kolari-Narvik, Kolari-Tromsø, Rovaniemi-Kirkenes and Kemijärvi-Alakurtti-Murmansk. One alternative based on the use of High Capacity Transport vehicles was also examined.
Ministry of Transport and Communications Press Release
Reports and other resources
In English:
Finnish Transport Agency: Arctic Ocean Railway Report
Norconsult: Arctic Railway Report
In Finnish:
Liikennevirasto: Jäämeren rataselvitys
Sitowise: Jäämeren radan linjausselvitys
Ramboll: Jäämeren ratayhteyden kysyntäpotentiaalin ja vaikutusten arviointi