
VR FleetCare will maintain the Helsinki region commuter traffic trains until 2031
VR FleetCare will maintain the Helsinki region commuter traffic trains until 2031
5. May 2020 News and press releases
Finnish railway operator VR Group has won the competitive bidding procedure for commuter train traffic, the first of its kind in Finnish history, and continues to operate the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HRT) commuter train traffic. The contract period is 10 years and the tendered traffic begins operating in June 2021. VR Group’s subsidiary VR FleetCare was included in the tender as the partner in train fleet maintenance.
Kimmo Soini, CEO of VR FleetCare
Cooperation with a railway industry giant brings a new kind of competence
The development of the train fleet’s maintenance programme and the management of the lifecycle are some of the key content for the new contract period. During the contract period, the co-operation will be utilized in which the service branch of Stadler, the Swiss manufacturer of the FLIRT trains used by HSL, provides material and expert services to VR FleetCare. Together, VR FleetCare and Stadler Service have experience in maintaining more than 600 FLIRT train units.
Kimmo Soini, CEO of VR FleetCare
The maintenance and service work of the HSL commuter trains will be done in the Helsinki depot in Ilmala.
A link to the VR Group bulletin 5.5.2020
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