TEN-T Multi-Annual Programme Works for the development of the railway Member States involved: connection between Helsinki airport and the Finland PP12 lines Implementation schedule 2007-FI-12050-P Start date: January 2009 End date: December 2015 Part of Priority Project 12 EU contribution: €45,081,898 Additional information: Coordinator’s Report of the Priority Project: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes /infrastructure/ten-t-policy/priority- projects/european- coordinators_en.htm European Commission, DG MOVE http://ec.europa.eu/transport/ index_en.html Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) https://ec.europa.eu/inea Beneficiaries: This project connects the Helsinki/Vantaa international airport to the Nordic Republic of Finland Triangle railway/road axis (Priority Project 12), which links the capitals of www.government.fi Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark to each other and onwards to central Europe and Russia. City of Vantaa www.vantaa.fi Helsinki/Vantaa Airport is the major international and domestic airport in Finland and one of the main hubs of European connections to China and Japan. The Implementing body: Airport Railway Line connecting the airport with the city centre of Helsinki is a City of Vantaa 17.5 km long double track passenger traffic section including 7.5 km of tunnel www.vantaa.fi equipped with an ATC (Automatic Train Control) system. The planned operational speed of the trains is 120 km/h. Four stations (Kivistö, Aviapolis, Airport terminal, and Leinelä) will be initially constructed, with four additional stations possible. The first phase of creation of the Tikkurila travel centre, located where the new line connects to main railway network, is also part of the project. The action is closed. Update: March 2018 .