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How much did Helsinki — Ring Rail Line cost to build?

The Ring Rail Line, Kehärata, is the 18 kilometre railway loop in Vantaa that connects Helsinki Airport to the Finnish main line and the Martinlaakso line, with an 8 kilometre tunnel section, three surface stations and two tunnel stations. It opened on 1 July 2015. The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, Väylävirasto, states that the construction costs of the project finally came to 770 million euros, and five new stations opened in the capital region.

Final project cost

€770 million

Approximately $854.32 million

Cost basis: 2015

View of the Ring I road through the window of a light rail line 15 train
Taavi VäänänenCC BY-SA 4.0

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Final project cost

2015

€770 million

Approximately $854.32 million

yle.fi

Original budget

2009

€590 million

Approximately $822.92 million

vayla.fi

Reported project cost

2015

€740 million

Approximately $821.04 million

vayla.fi

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Total lengthKehärata project site
18 km

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