Tampere Passenger Railway Yard
Design materials for all engineering disciplines in one environment – Vektor.io’s software solution streamlines the renewal of Tampere Passenger Railway Yard
27.4.2026
In a historic construction project, the Tampere passenger railway yard will be completely modernized. Up-to-date and easily shareable information is at the heart of this monumental project’s success.
Vektor.io’s software solution brings together the baseline data and extensive design materials for the Tampere passenger railway yard renewal into a single platform. This alliance project covers both infrastructure and building construction. The scope includes replacing demanding bridge structures, building a modern travel terminal, and expanding yard capacity through new tracks and sheltered platforms.
In this alliance project, professionals from various fields collaborate closely. The shared data provides a unified situational overview for everyone involved, which reduces overlapping work and accelerates decision-making.“We wanted this vast amount of data to be easily shareable and always up-to-date for all design disciplines and implementation parties. We chose Vektor.io as our software partner for the project, as we have found their software solution very smooth to use,” summarizes Aki Kopra, Design Manager at Kreate, the construction partner of the project.
A historic project to streamline rail traffic across Finland
The renewal of the Tampere passenger railway yard is historic in its impact. The project will improve accessibility around the station area and streamline rail traffic throughout Finland. Construction takes place in a dense urban environment at a hub for all modes of transport running through the heart of Tampere on a north-south axis.
The project’s total budget is 232 million euros.
A modern and more accessible station area serves both the residents of the growing city of Tampere and the numerous passengers transferring between trains or modes of transport at this expanding urban hub.
The other party of the alliance agreement is the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (Väylävirasto).“The Tampere passenger railway yard project is one of the most significant investments for the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency in this decade. It is a large and extensive undertaking that enables increasing the number of rail passengers and creates the conditions for the City of Tampere to further develop the area after the project’s completion,” says Tapani Läärä, Project Engineer at the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency.
Agile integration of diverse materials enables deeper project understanding
The first construction phase began in April 2025, and the entire project is scheduled for completion in early 2031. Over the course of this long-term and extensive project, vast amount of information is produced and archived.
“The project also handles comprehensive and diverse baseline data about the station and its surroundings, which are compared with up-to-date design data as well as laser scanning and drone imagery. When different design disciplines meet already at the drafting stage and materials are reviewed in a single environment, we can avoid problems in later production phases,” Kopra explains.
The vast material library will also be utilized after the project ends.
“Once the project is completed, the entire collection of materials will form a digital twin of the area. In the future, it will serve as standard information for further development of the region, serving future developers and generations to come,” Kopra concludes.
Tampere Passenger Railway Yard – additional project information
The renewal of the Tampere Passenger Railway Yard is being delivered under an alliance contract between Kreate and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. Other parties involved in the project through separate agreements include the City of Tampere, VR Group Plc, and Fintraffic Rail Ltd.
See how Vektor.io is used in the Tampere Passenger Railway Yard project
In the video below, project stakeholders explain how design materials from multiple disciplines are brought together in one environment and how up-to-date information supports collaboration throughout the project.
