Kouvola is an important hub of both national goods tran- sportation and international rail traffic. Kouvola is the only rail and road terminal of the European core traffic network TEN-T (Trans European Network – Transport).

International rail traffic hub Thanks to its favourable location, Kouvola forms a link between the and Asia. The train connection between Kouvola and Asia via is the shortest route between the EU and Asia, both in terms of distance and the travel time of only two weeks. The development of the Kouvola RRT is one of the strategic priorities of the City of Kouvola. Improved competitiveness The Kouvola RRT rail and road terminal project is included in the development and marketing of Railgate , the train connection between Kouvola and in international logistics Asia.

For more information on the project, please visit: kouvola.fi/rrt Kouvola RRT offers a new and intelligent solution to railroad logistics between Northern Europe and Asia.

Kouvola RRT is the only Finnish rail and road terminal of the European core traffic network. Robotics and time-saving An important route for rail *TEU Efficient and competitive Kouvola RRT is located in the Tehola transportation in Northern Europe that equals a 20-footcontainer transport or six-metre container. container) is a basic unit used in (twenty foot equivalent unit, a regular and Kullasvaara areas in Kouvola. The The number of containers transported new intermodal terminal built in the first by rail between Asia and Europe is Kouvola RRT phase will make it possible to load trains estimated to increase from the current In terms that are more than a kilometre long. In 350,000 containers (TEU*) to as many as When completed, the Kouvola RRT rail of logistical addition, it will enable the use of new a million (TEU). The new train connection significance, Kouvola cargo-handling methods using robotics will improve the cost-effectiveness and and road terminal will be an efficient and RRT is comparable and digitalisation that result in time and competitive edge of the overloaded rail competitive terminal area for intermodal to the most important cost savings in rail freight transportation. traffic between Asia and Europe. cargo ports and The current logistics centre in Kouvola The Kouvola rail connection shortens transportation that responds to the growing airports in is located in the Tehola area that will the freight transport connection between requirements of national and international Finland. form part of the Kouvola RRT area. Asia and Northern Europe by about 2,000 km. Thanks to the same track container traffic. gauge in use in Finland and Russia, the route only involves one time-consuming reloading of cargo. – 6 The new Eastern transport corridor will generate new business opportunities Jyväskylä– for production sectors for which air freight is too expensive and marine transport too slow. It enables fast freight 3 connections between Europe, the Nordic Countries and Asia. 15 The shift to rail transportation plays a key role in reducing the carbon footprint 5 of container and goods transport. Kouvola city centre 2 N

N TEHOLA N 4 KULLASVAARA 1 Kouvola logistics centre Existing railway 170 ha Design and construction Helsinki–Lahti Lappeenranta area in total

1,1 km

THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE KOUVOLA RAIL ROAD TERMINAL (RRT) WILL HAPPEN IN PHASES: The train connection between Kouvola, Intermodal terminal Logistics area Business area Additional reserved areas Logistics and business area Finland and Xi’an, China was opened on for long trains • Estimated start of operations: • Estimated start of design and • Estimated start of design and • Partially built area. 10 November 2017, and the first train from • Estimated start of operations: 2023 construction will be announced construction will be announced Will be fully built up later. China arrived in Kouvola on 12 December 2022-2023 • Estimated start of construction later. later. 2 017. • Estimated start of construction: will be announced later. 2019 1 2 3-4 5 N The information on the map is based land use implementation phasing situation as of spring 2020.