Estonian Railways continues to invest its own funds and means from EU structural funds in maintenance and development of the railroad and its surroundings. Investments have been made in railroad renovation, improvements to increase train speed, and better quality in passenger transport, incl. construction and maintenance of pedestrian tunnels and bridges.

The entire railroad infrastructure is to accommodate a service speed of 120 km/h for passenger trains and 80 km/h for freight trains and ensure safer train traffic with lesser vibration and noise levels.

Rail transport is one of the more eco-friendly modes of transport, the resource and energy costs and land usage of which per unit (ton-kilometer, passenger kilometer) are many times less than those associated with road transport and air transport.

Per one person riding a train, two thirds less carbon dioxide is emitted than per one person driving a car on their own. The energy costs of a train are eight times lower than those of an airplane. Comparing air transport with train transport per passenger kilometer, an airplane’s energy costs are 10 times higher than those of a train.

• Spare capacity on both railroads and harbors/ports 
• Free competition
• Infrastructure in excellent repair enables a service speed of 160 km/h for passenger trains and 80 km/h for freight trains on the main routes 
• Deepwater ports that enable handling of ships of up to 300,000 DWT 
• 1,500 meter station tracks in border stations and intermediate stations, enabling handling of long trains 
• High quality, reliable traffic control ensures fast wagon turn-round times
• Estonian Railways receives trains weighing up to 5,200 tons or 57 standard units at Koidula and Narva border stations and up to 5,600 tons or 57 standard units at Narva border station. Subject to special agreement with October Railway, Narva border station can receive trains weighing up to 7,000 tons or 71 standard units.
• Good geographical location for fast access to important hubs