Vantaa light rail is a planned light rail system in

Vantaa Vantaa (; sv, Vanda, ) is a city and Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is part of the inner core of the Greater Helsinki, Finnish Capital Region along with Helsinki, Espoo, and Kauniainen. With a population of (), Vantaa i ...

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. Its proposed route connects

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Hakunila Hakunila (; sv, Håkansböle, ), is a district and major region of the municipality of Vantaa, Finland, located within the eastern part of the city. The district has a population of 11,238 and a population density of . The district is bordered ...

Tikkurila Tikkurila (; sv, Dickursby) is a district and major region of the municipality of Vantaa, Finland. Located in the eastern half of the Helsinki conurbation, some north of the capital's downtown district, it is the administrative and commercial h ...

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and

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. The construction may start at the earliest in 2023, with a projected finishing date of 2028. The average speed of the system is estimated to be 24 km/h. At its fastest it may travel up to 70 km/h. The trip from Hakunila to Tikkurila would be 10 minutes, and from Tikkurila to

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13 minutes. From Tikkurila to the airport it would take about half an hour. The planned capacity is 170 passengers per rail car. The estimated cost of the project is 300 million euros, of which the city of Vantaa would pay a third. The national government is hoped to contribute 30 percent, and the third payer might be

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, as the line ends in its municipality.

References

External links

Proposal (pdf, 2018)

General plan (pdf, 2018-02-23)
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