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Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge
The Finnish government announces the migration of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to international gauge (1,435 mm) from 2032. The change aims to improve military mobility and regional security.
The change, presented by Transport Minister Lulu Ranne at a meeting of Nordic ministers in Helsinki, is in response to the need to improve military mobility and regional security, especially in the wake of Finland’s NATO membership and growing tensions with Russia. The project, which will start in the north of the country near Oulu, aims to remove technical obstacles to transporting troops and goods between Finland, Sweden and Norway. The transition, which will cost billions of euros, affect more than 9,200 km of track, and take decades, symbolises a geopolitical and strategic shift for Finland, which, with this decision, fully aligns itself with European infrastructure.
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