Towards digital and intelligent rail transport
The Digirail study has now been completed. Read the conclusions and suggestions about the future of rail transport!
Why Digirail?
The railways of the future need a modern and cost-efficient solution for securing the competitiveness of railway traffic.
Increasing environmentally friendly railway traffic
Increased capacity and cost-efficiency
Improved safety and reliability
New opportunities for developing services
What is the object of the survey?
The Digirail project has three starting points. Decisions on implementation will be made separately according to the results of the survey.
The possibilities of digitalisation as a cost-efficient solution
Connection with the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS)
Replacing the current automatic train protection system
Taking the journey together
In addition to these actors, many other organisations, experts and partners that provide supporting functions are involved in the planning of Digirail.
Schedule
The first phase of the survey began in May 2019. We will be reporting on the results in March 2020. News on the project will also be published on this website.
2019
MAY
- Establishment of the Steering group
- Project management and supporting functions begin
- General objectives set
JUNE
- The project group starts working
- Review of international projects
JULY
- Planning and resourcing of sub-projects
- Preparation of a common Big Room
- Analyses for the rolling stock sub-project
AUGUST
- First reviews of railway and telecommunication technologies
- Concretising the objectives for the future demands
SEPTEMBER
- International benchmark comparisons
- Preparation of supporting material for the judicial and regulatory point of view
OCTOBER
- Focusing the project based on the results of the interim report
NOVEMBER
- Alternatives for financing and tendering models
- Analyses of international projects
- Guidelines for railway and telecommunication technologies
DECEMBER
- Final reports on technologies and rolling stock
- In-depth look at the future demands and economical analyses sub-project
- Market info for consultants and other target groups
2020
JANUARY
- Final report on financing, tendering models and judicial aspects
- Drafting of the final report begins
- Presentation at the RATA 2020 seminar
FEBRUARY
- Finishing the final report, last realease train
MARCH
- Summation of the final results and conclusions of the entire survey project
APRIL
- Delivering the final report to the Minister of Transport and Communications
- Announcing the results to the public
View the final report (in Finnish)
- Proceeding to planning phase, which lasts until April 2021.
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