{"id":1142,"date":"2024-05-28T13:10:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T10:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/?page_id=1142"},"modified":"2026-05-18T23:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:20:51","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Tramway drives urban growth and a smoother everyday life in Turku<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

We are building a tramway from Linnakaupunki via the city centre and Kupittaa to Varissuo. Trams return to Turku in 2033.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Public transport in a growing city must be developed in bigger leaps. We will build a tramway as a part of F\u00f6li.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t
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The tram is an easy-to-use, comfortable, and fully accessible mode of\u00a0<\/span>public\u00a0<\/span>transportation<\/span>. <\/span><\/span>The tram line will be built in two phases between 2026 and 2033.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\tAbout the tramway<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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The planned route of the Port-Varissuo tramway is 12 km long and has 20 tram stops.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t
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A 12-kilometre tramway is planned to run from the ferry terminal to Varissuo via the city centre and Kupittaa. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The route connects growing areas and major development sites, such as Linnakaupunki, the city centre and the Science Park.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\tTramline and stops<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Turku Tramway Alliance gets\u00a0the go-ahead\u00a0to build a 12-kilometre tramway line in Turku \u2013 tram services will resume in Turku in 2033<\/h3>\n\n

\n Turku City Council has decided to commission the Turku Tramway Alliance to build a tramway in Turku. The tramway will be constructed in accordance with the Alliance\u2019s implementation plan and a binding target cost… <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Come and hear about the Turku Tramway<\/h3>\n\n

\n We have published preliminary street plans for the entire 12 km of the tramway route from the ferry terminal via the city centre and Kupittaa to Varissuo. You can also comment on the plans in the map-based survey… <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Preliminary street plans for the Turku Tramway project have been published \u2013 feedback from residents will be collected with a survey<\/h3>\n\n

\n Preliminary street plans for the Turku Tramway can be commented in the map-based survey from 8 to 28 September. The preliminary plans show how streets along the route would change if the tramway is decided to be … <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

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