Global AirRail 2016 Conference and Awards

Each year the Global AirRail conference and the Global AirRail Awards attract airrail professionals from all over the world.

Global AirRail events are dedicated to the growing passenger intermodality segment between air and rail, whether it's physical infrastructure integration, innovations in travel booking and planning, improving passenger experience, or forming new partnerships between the two industries. 

Helsinki's new Ring Rail Line officially began operating on 1st of July 2015 connecting the capital's main airport with Helsinki and the city of Vantaa.

Construction of the €774 million Ring Rail Line began in 2009. The costs were shared among the Finnish Transport Agency, the City of Vantaa, and the national airport operator Finavia. The project also received support from the EU.

The project involved building 18 kilometres of new track, 8 kilometres of which is in a tunnel. Five new stations - Vehkala, Kivist, Aviapolis, Airport and Leinel connected two existing railway lines creating a loop between the Helsinki city and the Airport.

The Global AirRail 2016 event is co-hosted by Helsinki Airport and Finnish Transport Agency.