According to a recent preliminary analysis, a larger freight volume is to be expected for the Estonian part of the Rail Baltica railway than previous studies have indicated. The preliminary analysis of the Muuga multimodal cargo terminal was carried out by consultation company Civitta and DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn.
Finnish goods would account for the majority of the freight volume. The freight volume in the first couple of years after the launch of Rail Baltica will be approximately 5 mln tons, of which nearly 2 mln tons will be the volume of goods from Finland. Peak freight volume is expected for 2045-2050, when the estimate for the railway is approximately 10 mln tons, while the Finnish freight volume will constitute up to half of the volume.
The final analysis of the multimodal goods terminal at Muuga will be finished and published in fall 2017.
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