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Major railroads in Finland in 2010.   Passenger and freight traffic   Freight traffic only   Discontinued

This is a list of railway lines on the Finnish rail network, including lists of stations on the most important lines. The lines and the stations are owned by the Finnish Transport Agency. VR Group has a monopoly on passenger transport. As of 2011, it is the only operator of freight trains as well even though freight transport is open for private companies.

Passenger lines

Line 1: Helsinki–Turku (Rantarata/Kustbanan)

Main article: Rantarata
Karis railway station, operational since 1873
Image Station name Opened km
Helsinki Central 1860 0+159
Pasila 1862 3+230
Leppävaara 1903 20+600
Kirkkonummi 1903 37+503
Karis 1873 87+56
Salo 1898 143+981
Kupittaa 1914 196+372
Turku Central 1876 199+674
Turku Harbour 1876 202+510

Line 3: Helsinki-Tampere

Helsinki-Tampere
line (3)
Legend
Helsinki
Pasila
Käpylä
Oulunkylä
Pukinmäki
Malmi
Tapanila
Puistola
Tikkurila
Hiekkaharju
Koivukylä
Rekola
Korso
Savio
Kerava
to Lahti
Ainola
Järvenpää
Saunakallio
Jokela
Hyvinkää
Riihimäki
to Lahti
Ryttylä
Turenki
Hämeenlinna
Parola
Iittala
to Turku
Harbour
Toijala
Viiala
Lempäälä
to Jyväskylä
Tampere
to enlarge… Seinäjoki
& enlarge… Pori
to Nokia
This diagram:

Line 4: Helsinki–Pori

Main articles: Helsinki–Riihimäki railway, Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and Tampere–Pori railway
Helsinki-Pori line (4)
Legend
Helsinki
Pasila
Tikkurila
Riihimäki
Hämeenlinna
Toijala
Lempäälä
Tampere
enlarge… to Seinäjoki
Tesoma
Nokia
Karkku
Kokemäki
Harjavalta
Pori
This diagram:

Line 5: Helsinki–Vaasa

Helsinki-Vaasa line (5)
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 Kokkola
Tervajoki
Vaasa
This diagram:

Line 7: Helsinki–Kemijärvi

Helsinki-Kemijärvi/
Kolari line (7)
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:

Line 9: Turku–Pieksämäki

Line 13: Helsinki–Oulu

Line 14: Helsinki–Nurmes

Line 16: Savonlinna–Parikkala

International line A: Helsinki–Moscow

Further information: Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg Railway

Other lines

Kausala Railway Station along the Lahti–Kouvola railway [de; fi; fr; sv] in Kausala, Iitti

Future lines

References

Literature

External links

Rail transport in Finland
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  • Partly in Asia.
  • Dependencies.
  • Status undetermined.
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