Updated on 18 June 2020 FTA’s Transport Infrastructure Data 3/2018 Finnish Railway Network Statement 2020 Updated on 18 June 2020 Updated on 18 June 2020 Finnish Railway Network Statement 2020 Transport Infrastructure Data of the Finnish Transport Agency 3/2018 Finnish Transport Agency Helsinki 2018 Updated on 18 June 2020 Photograph on the cover: Simo Toikkanen Online publication pdf (www.liikennevirasto.fi) ISSN-L 1798-8276 ISSN 1798-8284 ISBN 978-952-317-649-2 Finnish Transport Agency P.O. Box 33 FI-00521 Helsinki, Finland Tel. +358 (0)29 534 3000 Updated on 18 June 2020 FTA’s Transport Infrastructure Data 3/2018 3 Finnish Railway Network Statement 2020 Foreword In compliance with the Rail Transport Act (1302/2018), the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA), as the manager of the state-owned railway network, publishes the Finnish Railway Network Statement (hereinafter the Network Statement) for the timetable period 2020. The Network Statement describes the access conditions, the state-owned railway network, the rail capacity allocation process, the services supplied to railway undertakings and their pricing as well as the principles for determining the infrastructure charge. The Network Statement is published for applicants requesting capacity for each timetable period. This Network Statement is intended for the timetable period 15 December 2019–12 December 2020. The Network Statement 2020 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 Network Statement 2020 is published as a PDF publication. The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency will update the Network Statement and will provide information about it to rail capacity allocatees and the known applicants for rail capacity in the Finnish railway network. RINF data and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency's register information have been used to create a map service including information about the characteristic features of the Finnish railway network. The structure of the Network Statement 2020 follows the common European structure, with some exceptions to the structure of previous Network Statements, and comprises the following chapters: 1. General 2. Access conditions 3. Railway network 4. Capacity allocation 5. Services 6. Charges The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency is in charge of the Network Statement. Several specialists both within and outside of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency have been involved in the drafting process. The road and rail traffic management functions and vessel traffic services were corporatised as a state-owned limited company on 1.1.2019. In future, the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency will procure all traffic control services from the traffic control company Traffic Management Finland Ltd. Helsinki, 9 December 2018 Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency Route Operations and Information Services Updated on 18 June 2020 4 FTA’s Transport Infrastructure Data 3/2018 Finnish Railway Network Statement 2020 Contents GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................................... 7 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................ 12 1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 12 1.2 Objective .......................................................................................................................... 12 1.3 Legal Framework ............................................................................................................ 12 1.4 Legal Status ..................................................................................................................... 13 1.4.1 General Remarks ................................................................................................. 13 1.4.2 Liability ................................................................................................................. 13 1.4.3 Appeals Procedure .............................................................................................. 13 1.5 Structure of the Network Statement ...........................................................................14 1.6 Validity and Updating Process .....................................................................................14 1.6.1 Validity Period .....................................................................................................14 1.6.2 Updating Process ................................................................................................14 1.7 Publishing ........................................................................................................................ 15 1.8 Railway Sector Operators and Contact Information ................................................ 15 1.9 Rail Freight Corridors in Finland ................................................................................ 18 1.10 International cooperation between Infrastructure Managers ............................... 18 1.10.1 One Stop Shop (OSS) ....................................................................................... 19 1.10.2 RNE IT Tools ....................................................................................................... 19 2 ACCESS CONDITIONS ................................................................................................ 20 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 20 2.2 General Access Requirements .................................................................................... 20 2.2.1 Conditions for Applying for Capacity ............................................................. 20 2.2.2 Conditions for Access to the Railway Infrastructure .................................... 21 2.2.3 Licences ................................................................................................................ 21 2.2.4 Safety Certificate ............................................................................................... 22 2.2.5 Cover of Liabilities ............................................................................................. 22 2.3 Network Access Agreements ....................................................................................... 23 2.3.1 Framework Agreement ...................................................................................... 24 2.4 Operational Rules .......................................................................................................... 25 2.5 Exceptional Transports ................................................................................................ 25 2.6 Dangerous Goods .......................................................................................................... 25 2.7 Railway Rolling Stock ................................................................................................... 26 2.8 Tasks with a Significant Impact on Railway Safety ................................................ 27 3 INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................................... 29 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 29 3.2 Extent of Network .......................................................................................................... 29 3.2.1 Limits .................................................................................................................... 29 3.2.2 Connected Railway Networks .......................................................................... 29 3.3 Network Description ..................................................................................................... 30 3.3.1 Geographic Identification ................................................................................ 30 3.3.2 Capabilities .......................................................................................................... 31 3.3.3 Traffic Control and Communication Systems .............................................. 32 3.4 Traffic Restrictions ........................................................................................................ 36 3.4.1 Specialised Infrastructure ................................................................................ 36 3.4.2 Environmental Restrictions .............................................................................. 37 Updated on 18 June 2020 FTA’s Transport Infrastructure Data 3/2018 5 Finnish Railway Network Statement 2020 3.4.3 Dangerous Goods ............................................................................................... 37 3.4.4 Tunnel Restrictions ........................................................................................... 39 3.4.5 Bridge Restrictions ............................................................................................ 39 3.4.6 Other .................................................................................................................... 39 3.5 Availability of the Infrastructure ................................................................................ 40 3.6 Service Facilities ...........................................................................................................