Russian railway project eyes link to Atlantic
The operators of the Russian Belkomur railway project are stepping up cooperation with regional authorities in northern Finland in an attempt to strengthen the link between Belkomur and the Barents Link railway project.
The vision of the railway enthusiasts is a new railway connection between the Urals and the Atlantic Sea.
Head of the Belkomur project, Mr. Elman Hudozarov says to Komiinform that the Belkomur is turning into a true European East-West transport corridor. He also believes the international agreement will help strengthen the Belkomur’s chances to attract Russian federal funding.
A draft agreement with between the Finnish interests and the Belkomur administration has been elaborated and will be signed in the near future, the administration website of the Republic of Karelia reports.
The projected Belkomur line will run from the Ural city of Perm to Arkhangelsk. The Barents Link project links the Norwegian town of Narvik with regions in Northwest Russia. While the Komi Republic has had a central role in the Belkomur project, the administration of the Finnish Kainuu county is in charge of the Barents Link.
The Barents Link project (kainuu.fi)
