Digirail presented its solutions to European railway industry leaders at the ERTMS Forum held in Helsinki. In particular, the radio-network-based implementation and the collaboration model sparked interest. Digirail’s progress and international interest will remain crucial for Finland also in the future. The organisations, authorities, and EU-level stakeholders promoting the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) […]
The Digirail project involves the modernisation and renovation of the train control system. The Tampere–Pori/Rauma track section has been selected as the pilot section, and it is a key part of the overall project and scheduled to open to traffic in September 2029. The track section will provide valuable information for planning the long-term cost-effectiveness […]
The Digirail project for reforming Finland’s train control system is moving forward with a collaborative alliance model. The agreement between the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and Fintraffic on the implementation phase takes the project from development work towards broader implementation and demonstrates how a partnership based on trust can accelerate the reform of the entire […]
The main objective of the Sector Training team in 2025 was to prepare implementation and monitoring models for the Digirail project training programmes. Good implementation models, i.e., curricula and training models, alone do not guarantee the success of training programmes. Monitoring models are also needed to ensure the quality and timeliness of the training and to […]
The aim of the Digirail project is to ensure that the European Train Control System (ETCS) is successfully deployed throughout the railway sector. The development of training models and curricula for Finland’s first commercial railway track section (EKA) has been an extensive and step-by-step process, with an emphasis on collaboration between industry stakeholders. Outlining the […]
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and Fintraffic Railway Ltd have signed an alliance agreement for the implementation phase of the Digirail project. The agreement will run until the end of 2030 and is worth EUR 19.3 million. It will enable Digirail’s implementation phase to proceed systematically alongside the project’s development and verification phase. The Digirail […]
The Implementation Phase Implementation Plan (ToTo) describes how the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) will be implemented in phases across the entire Finnish rail network by 2040. The plan provides an overview of the progress of the implementation phase and the main operating models. The comprehensive implementation plan work started in project format in […]
The aim of the Digirail project is to ensure that the European Train Control System (ETCS) is successfully deployed throughout the railway sector. The development of training models and curricula for Finland’s first commercial railway track section (EKA) has been an extensive and step-by-step process, with an emphasis on collaboration between industry stakeholders. Outlining the […]
The Implementation Phase Implementation Plan (ToTo) is a comprehensive description of how and what kind of ERTMS system will be implemented on the entire Finnish railway network by 2040. In the spring, the ToTo project focused on, among other things, securing resources and planning the content of project work. As the summer and autumn progressed, […]
Over the past year, the focus on the Tampere–Pori/Rauma track section has been on field work, such as cabling and installation work. Towards the end of the year, the project took a big step forward as various testing could be started in laboratory environment. Next year, the focus will be shifting even more to testing, […]
