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Finnish Main Line
The Main Line in Oulunkylä, Helsinki
Overview
Native nameFinnish: Päärata; Swedish: Stambanan
OwnerFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Termini
Service
Route number3, 7
History
Opened17 March 1862 (1862-03-17)
Technical
Line length810 km (500 mi)
Number of tracks
  • 4 (Helsinki–Kytömaa, Ainola–Purola)
  • 2 (Kytömaa–Ainola, Purola–Lielahti, Pohjois-Louko–Lapua, Kokkola–Ylivieska)
  • 1 (Lielahti–Pohjois-Louko, Lapua–Kokkola)
Route map

Legend
Helsinki
Pasila
Tikkurila
to Lahti
Riihimäki
to Lahti
Hämeenlinna
to Turku Harbour
Toijala
Lempäälä
to Haapamäki
and Jyväskylä
Tampere
to Pori
Parkano
Seinäjoki
to Vaasa
Lapua
Kauhava
Härmä
(summer only)
Pännäinen
Kokkola
Kannus
Ylivieska
to Iisalmi
Oulainen
Vihanti
Ruukki
Kempele
to Kajaani
Oulu
Kemi
Tervola Tornio-Itäinen
Muurola Ylitornio
Rovaniemi Pello
Misi Kolari
Kemijärvi
This diagram:

The Finnish Main Line (Finnish: Päärata; Swedish: Stambanan) is a 810-kilometre (500 mi) long electrified group of railway lines in Finland between the cities of Helsinki and Oulu. The first segment, a 108-kilometre (67 mi) line from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna, was opened on March 17, 1862.

The railway serves Helsinki, Riihimäki, Hämeenlinna, Tampere, Parkano, Seinäjoki, Kokkola, Ylivieska and Oulu. The future Suomirata project aims to improve the current Riihimäki–Tampere section by either building additional tracks alongside the existing main line or an entirely new straight line. The goal is to reduce the travel time from Tampere to Helsinki from the current 1 hour 33 minutes to about an hour.

See also

Notes

  1. At the time between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna.

References

  1. Neil Kent: Helsinki: A Cultural History, p. 18. Interlink Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1566565448.
  2. "Tulihevonen saapui ensi kerran Hämeenlinnaan 150 vuotta sitten" [The "fire horse" arrived first time in Hämeenlinna 150 years ago]. Yle Häme (in Finnish). Yle. January 31, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "What is Suomirata?". Suomirata. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

General references

  • "Ensimmäinen Juna Hämeenlinnaan" (in Finnish). Hämäläinen. January 31, 1862.
  • Lönnblad, Reino (1992). "Suomen ensimmäinen rautatiesilta" (in Finnish). Helsingin Pitäjä.
  • Uimonen, Jorma (1994). "Miksi Tikkurilan asemasta tuli niin komea? Helsingin–Hämeenlinnan radan asemien synty, osa 1" (in Finnish). Helsingin Pitäjä.

External links

Railway lines in Finland
Main lines
Päärata
Rantarata
Eastbound lines
Intercity lines
Commuter lines
Other mixed lines
Freight lines
Heritage lines
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