Agreement reached on Finnish rail market opening

By Keith Barrow, International Railway Journal; June 5, 2018

AN agreement setting out transitional arrangements for liberalisation of the Finnish rail market was signed by representatives of incumbent train operator VR Group and the Ministry of Transport and Communications (LVM) in Helsinki on June 4.

Under the agreement, new rolling stock and real estate companies will be established by the end of this year, taking over functions currently managed by VR Group. These companies will be owned and controlled by LVM.

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