Finland electrifies Hyvinkää–Hanko railway line
- Location
- Hyvinkää–Karis (Karjaa)–Hanko, Uusimaa/Kanta-Häme regions, southern Finland · 🇫🇮 Finland
- Project
- Electrification of the Hyvinkää–Hanko railway
- Investment
- approx. EUR 62 million total (approx. EUR 46 million for electrification, approx. EUR 16 million for level-crossing safety works), per reporting on the Väylävirasto project
- Status
- Completed / electrified (commercial electric operation started)
The single-track line Hyvinkää–Karjaa (Karis)–Hanko (including the Kirkniemi and Lappohja connecting spurs, roughly 149-165 km total) was electrified between 2021/2022 and early 2025. Commercial electric operation by VR started on 3 February 2025, initially with freight trains to the Port of Hanko; level crossings along the route were also upgraded for safety. The project aimed to improve the cost-efficiency of rail freight and cut emissions.
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