“ Our main strategic goal is to become one of the most innovative infrastructure owners in our region ”
ALEKSANDR ZAITSEV HEAD OF THEIR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND INNOVATION | ESTONIAN RAILWAYS
Outlook for the future ... Orienting to the future , Zaitsev says that , due to the fact that Estonian Railways has initiated large-scale renovation projects that will last 5-8 years , in 12-18 months , they will only just be moving to the next – yet still early – stages of these projects .
“ For example , in terms of the TTCMS project ,” he says , “ in the following 12-18 months we expect to start using the system within 60 % of its functional capacity on lines with the most intensive passenger train traffic .
“ By the end of the contract in 2027 , the system must cover all remaining track sections of ER with 100 % functionality . By the end of 2028 , most of our ongoing projects should be finished and hopefully we can achieve our main strategic goal to become one of the most innovative infrastructure owners in our region .
“ Then , by that time , we will have also fulfilled all prerequisites to manage our processes digitally , while also striving to help with government-set environmental goals in reducing our carbon footprint by completely electrifying the infrastructure .” erv . ee 17