VR Group - News and press releases
- VR Transpoint’s transports at a good level despite the exceptional situation The effects of the coronavirus on VR Transpoint’s freight traffic have been more moderate than expected so far, and transport volumes have remained at a good le... Read more
- New Finnish technology produces real-time information on switch performance – promising pilot project results Railway switches play a crucial role in smooth train traffic – any faults in the switches cause traffic disruptions. A significant share of all railway network ... Read more
- Transpoint International sells its road logistics business operations in the Baltics and the CEE countries to Greencarrier Freight Services VR Group’s subsidiary Transpoint International (FI) Oy sells its road logistics business operations in the Baltics and the Central and Eastern Europe countries ... Read more
- VR FleetCare will maintain the Helsinki region commuter traffic trains until 2031 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 ... Read more
- VR wins the first HSL commuter train traffic tender in history – The new operation contract lasts until 2031 VR Group Ltd has won the first tender for HSL commuter train traffic in history and will continue to operate HSL commuter train traffic until 2031. The decision... Read more
- Corona crisis not impacting VR Transpoint’s transport significantly so far During the corona crisis, VR Transpoint has helped ensure industrial transport, and the coronavirus did not impact VR Transpoint’s key figures significantly dur... Read more
- Train tickets to St. Petersburg for the UEFA European Championship go on sale on March 18. VR and RZD, the railway operator of Russia, will release the Allegro train tickets for the UEFA European Championship period for sale on Wednesday, March 18 at ... Read more
- Ministry of Transport and VR negotiate purchase of passenger rail services – supply of train services remains at least unchanged The Ministry of Transport and Communications and VR will start negotiations on a new purchase of passenger rail services for the post-2020 situation. The curren... Read more
- Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and VR FleetCare test new technology to reduce disruptions to railway traffic Switches play a key role in ensuring smooth railway operations. A switch is used at a railway junction to steer trains from one track to another. Last year, swi... Read more
