Finnish Rail Administration
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The Finnish Transport Agency is responsible for the maintenance of Finland
's transport
system. The Agency took over from the Finnish Rail Administration (RHK, ) and parts of the work of the former Finnish Maritime Administration and the Finnish Road Administration on 1 January 2010.
infrastructure
. RHK is responsible for planning, construction, maintenance, and traffic control on the Finnish railway network. The primary user of the network is VR Group
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
's transport
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
system. The Agency took over from the Finnish Rail Administration (RHK, ) and parts of the work of the former Finnish Maritime Administration and the Finnish Road Administration on 1 January 2010.
Rail Administration
The Finnish Rail Administration (RHK, ) used to be the governmental agency responsible for managing Finland's rail transportRail transport in Finland
The Finnish railway network consists of a total of 5,919 km of railways built with Russian gauge track. Passenger trains are operated by the private state-owned VR Group. They serve all the major cities and many rural areas, though railway connections are available to fewer places than bus...
infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
. RHK is responsible for planning, construction, maintenance, and traffic control on the Finnish railway network. The primary user of the network is VR Group
VR Group
VR or VR Group is a state-owned railway company in Finland. Formerly known as Suomen Valtion Rautatiet until 1922 and Valtionrautatiet / Statsjärnvägarna until 1995...
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