Sweco wins a group of rail assignments associated with the "One Hour Train" project, including detailed engineering design and electrical design of the new Kupittaa-Turku double track, the redevelopment of Turku Central Railway Station's passenger and freight rail yard terminals, as well as the planning of the new Espoo-Salo direct rail line. The combined value of the assignments is approximately EUR 9.6 million. The assignments, commissioned by the city of Turku, One-hour Turku Rail Link Ltd. and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, are the first milestones of the new high-speed double-track rail-link between Turku and Helsinki - the "One Hour Train" - which will shorten the travel time between Helsinki and Turku for an estimated 2.7 million passengers annually and contribute to sustainable urban development. In addition to shortened travel time, the project will also free up land in the Turku region that can be used for residential construction.