We are looking to hire two thesis workers in the ‘technical entity’ area of responsibility within the Digirail project. Fintraffic employs more than 1,100 top professionals across four modes of transport. We wish to contribute to Finland having the safest, smoothest and most environmentally friendly traffic in the world. We actively develop digital solutions for […]
The tendering process for the procurement of the Command and Signalling system for the EKA track section of Digirail is currently ongoing. The reform will provide increased capacity and many additional opportunities. The train control system and the Radio Block Centre form the most important part of equipment procurement. During week 37, Digirail published a […]
In September, the drivers selected for the test driving of the Digirail project were familiarising themselves with the secrets of the new train control system in Kouvola. Traffic on the Kouvola–Kotka–Hamina test section will start towards the end of the year. At the same time, driving in the virtual world will switch to operation in […]
När sommaren övergår till höst tuffar projektet Digispår på i snabb takt. På hösten sysselsätter i synnerhet upphandlingarna för EKA-banavsnittet fram till slutet av året. Avsikten är också att få klarhet gällande lösningarna för användningen av radionätet. Hösten blir en hektisk tid för Digispår. Det största jobbet är hela upphandlingen för EKA-banavsnittet Lielax–Björneborg/Raumo. Det är […]
As summer turns to autumn, the Digirail project is moving forward at a fast pace. In the autumn, especially the procurement for the first commercial track (EKA) will require a lot of work that will continue until the end of the year. Solutions related to the use of the radio network will also need to […]
Matthias Ruete, the European Commission’s ERTMS coordinator, visited Finland in early June to learn about Digirail (Finland’s national ERTMS project) and how Finland is promoting the piloting and deployment of new rail technologies. During his two-day visit, Ruete spoke with Digirail representatives about how the project is progressing, cyber security, the results of a positioning […]
Increasing rail transport will have a significant impact on achieving the emissions reduction targets, and so the European Union is pushing hard to streamline rail transport across Europe. The aim for the future is that trains would operate smoothly across country borders – within a single European railway area: “The idea is that train traffic […]
The Digirail project is testing a new positioning system based on satellite positioning technology. With the aid of test equipment installed in the engine, it will be possible to determine the location of trains much more precisely than before. In particular, this functionality is being tested in environments that are more challenging in terms of […]
The modernization work of the Finnish railway train control system is in progress and the first commercial ETCS (European Train Control System) line is planned to be operational during the year 2027. The Digirail project – which is responsible for the transformation – has set an ambitious goal to be one of the first to […]
These requests will be used to assess both suppliers’ interest and their ability to deliver the equipment and rolling stock required for the Digirail project. It will also raise awareness of the Digirail project among international operators. The Digirail project will take another step forward when competitive tendering for the first commercial track section (aka […]