3 • 2015 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DATA OF THE FINNISH TRANSPORT AGENCY Finnish Railway Network Statement 2017 Finnish Railway Network Statement 2017 Transport infrastructure data of the Finnish Transport Agency 3/2015 Finnish Transport Agency Helsinki 2015 Photograph on the cover: Tehanu Tapola Online publication pdf (www.liikennevirasto.fi) ISSN-L 1798-8276 ISSN 1798-8284 ISBN 978-952-317-165-7 Finnish Transport Agency P.O. Box 33 FI-00521 Helsinki, Finland Tel. +358 (0)29 534 3000 Transport infrastructure data of the Finnish Transport Agency 3/2015 3 Finnish Railway Network Statement 2017 Foreword The Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) publishes the Finnish Railway Network Statement (hereinafter the Network Statement) for the timetable period 2017. This is the fourteenth Network Statement prepared in Finland, in accordance with the Finnish Railway Act. The Network Statement describes the access conditions, the state- owned railway network, the rail capacity allocation process, the services supplied to Railway Undertakings and the principles of determining the infrastructure charge. The Network Statement is published for applicants for capacity for each timetable period separately. The present Network Statement is intended for the timetable period 11.12.2016-9.12.2017. The Network Statement 2017 has been prepared based on the previous Network Statement taking into account the feedback received from users and the Network Statements of other European Infrastructure Managers. The structure of the Network Statement follows the common European structure and comprises the following chapters: 1 General 2 Access conditions 3 Railway network 4 Capacity allocation 5 Services supplied to Railway Undertakings 6 Infrastructure charge The amendment to the Railway Act entered into force on 8 December 2015, and the decrees to be issued under the Act are being prepared at the time of publication. The amendments resulting from the revised statutes will be made in the Network Statement at the beginning of 2016. Within the Finnish Transport Agency, the Network Statement is the responsibility of the Traffic Services Department. Several specialists inside and outside the Finnish Transport Agency have been involved in the preparation of the Network Statement. Helsinki, 11 December 2015 Finnish Transport Agency Traffic and Information, Traffic Services Department 4 Transport infrastructure data of the Finnish Transport Agency 3/2015 Finnish Railway Network Statement 2017 Table of Contents 1 GENERAL INFORMATION .............................................................................................. 7 1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Objective ............................................................................................................................ 7 1.3 Legal Framework .............................................................................................................. 7 1.4 Legal Status ...................................................................................................................... 8 1.4.1 General Remarks .................................................................................................. 8 1.4.2 Liability .................................................................................................................. 8 1.4.3 Appeals Procedure ............................................................................................... 8 1.5 Structure of the Network Statement ............................................................................ 9 1.6 Validity and Updating ..................................................................................................... 9 1.6.1 Validity Period ...................................................................................................... 9 1.6.2 Updating Process ................................................................................................. 9 1.7 Publishing ....................................................................................................................... 10 1.8 Contacts .......................................................................................................................... 10 1.9 Cooperation Between Infrastructure Managers ....................................................... 12 1.10 Glossary ........................................................................................................................... 13 2 ACCESS CONDITIONS ................................................................................................ 16 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 16 2.2 General Access Requirements .................................................................................... 16 2.2.1 General Requirements for Operating Railway Traffic ................................. 16 2.2.2 General Requirements for Access to the Railway Network ........................ 18 2.2.3 Operating Licence .............................................................................................. 18 2.2.4 Safety Certificate ............................................................................................... 18 2.2.5 Cover of Liabilities ............................................................................................. 20 2.3 General Business Conditions ...................................................................................... 20 2.3.1 Framework Agreement ...................................................................................... 20 2.3.2 Access Agreement ............................................................................................. 20 2.3.3 Other Railway Network Access Agreements .................................................. 21 2.4 Operational Rules and Legislative Information ....................................................... 23 2.5 Exceptional Transport .................................................................................................. 23 2.6 Dangerous Goods .......................................................................................................... 23 2.7 Rolling Stock Acceptance Process Guidelines ......................................................... 23 2.8 Staff Acceptance Process ............................................................................................ 25 3 INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................................... 27 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 27 3.2 Extent of Network .......................................................................................................... 27 3.2.1 Multi-Track Line Sections ................................................................................ 27 3.2.2 Limits .................................................................................................................... 27 3.2.3 Connected Railway Networks .......................................................................... 28 3.3 Network Description ..................................................................................................... 28 3.3.1 Geographic Identification ................................................................................ 28 3.3.2 Capabilities ......................................................................................................... 32 3.3.3 Traffic Control and Communications Systems ............................................ 34 3.4 Traffic Restrictions ........................................................................................................ 38 3.4.1 Specialised Infrastructure Capacity ............................................................... 38 3.4.2 Environmental Restrictions .............................................................................. 38 3.4.3 Dangerous Goods .............................................................................................. 39 Transport infrastructure data of the Finnish Transport Agency 3/2015 5 Finnish Railway Network Statement 2017 3.4.4 Tunnel Restrictions ............................................................................................ 41 3.4.5 Bridge Restrictions ............................................................................................. 41 3.4.6 Overweight Load Transport .............................................................................. 41 3.5 Availability of the Infrastructure ................................................................................. 41 3.6 Passenger Stations ........................................................................................................ 41 3.7 Freight Terminals ........................................................................................................... 41 3.8 Service Facilities ............................................................................................................ 42 3.8.1 Train Formation Yards ....................................................................................... 42 3.8.2 Storage Sidings ................................................................................................... 42 3.8.3 Maintenance and Service Facilities ................................................................