Myllymäki railway station

The Myllymäki railway station (Finnish: Myllymäen rautatieasema, Swedish: Myllymäki järnvägsstation) is located in the town of Ähtäri, Finland, in the village of Myllymäki. It is located along the Haapamäki–Seinäjoki railway, and its neighboring stations are Pihlajavesi in the south and Eläinpuisto-Zoo in the north.[3]

Myllymäki
VR station
General information
LocationAsematie, 63900
Myllymäki, Ähtäri
Finland
Coordinates62°31′30″N 024°16′44″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Line(s)Haapamäki–Seinäjoki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operatorsVR Group
Other information
Station codeMy
ClassificationHalt[1]
History
Opened29 September 1883 (1883-09-29)
Passengers
20083,000[2]
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Pihlajavesi
towards Haapamäki
 Haapamäki–Seinäjoki Eläinpuisto-Zoo
towards Seinäjoki
Location

The Finnish Heritage Agency has proclaimed the Myllymäki station as a built cultural environment of national significance.[4]

History

Myllymäki was originally planned to become an important junction station: the diet of Finland during its 1877 session discussed plans to build two "trunk line" railways in the country, which were to intersect in Myllymäki. The first would diverge from the Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway in Taavetti and proceed towards Vaasa via Mikkeli and Jyväskylä railway station, and the other was to run from Tampere to Oulu via Kärsämäki. These plans ended up changing significantly with time, as the Jyväskylä line was to be built beginning from Haapamäki, and that of Oulu from Seinäjoki.[3]

Myllymäki became one of original stations of the Tampere–Vaasa railway, being officially opened on 29 September 1883 as the only class III station on the line.[3] The station housed a restaurant, whose owner resided in a house on-site. The station also housed a post office from 1888 on.[5]

In spite of its status as a junction station never being realized, Myllymäki became an important intermediate station in its region. This stemmed in part from its location approximately halfway between Tampere and Vaasa, making it a frequent meeting point for trains traversing the line. It was also significant as a cargo station; it came to handle one of the largest volumes of loaded timber in the country. Tar also became a notable type of commodity transported from Myllymäki.[3]

Architecture

The station building in Myllymäki was constructed according to blueprints approved for class III stations in 1881, being presumably designed by Knut Nylander. The distinctively large building stays as a remnant of the station's status as a junction station from the Finnish railway plans of the late 1800s.[4]

Services

VR Group operates two daily regional train services in each direction on the route Jyväskylä–Seinäjoki, all of which call in Myllymäki.[6] These services are operated with Dm12 railbuses.[7] The station does not have ticketing services nor a VR ticket vending machine, and has a low, inaccessible 26.5 centimetres (10.4 in) high platform. The station building is not open for use by passengers.[8]

References
  1. Railway Network Statement 2022 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 19 October 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-813-7. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. Iltanen, Jussi (2010). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). Karttakeskus. ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
  4. "Myllymäen rautatieasema ja asemanseudun kauppa- ja liikerakennukset". RKY.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Heritage Agency. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. Jaakkola, Riitta (2009). Vesiteitä kylille ja kirkolle: Ähtärin kulttuuriympäristöohjelma (in Finnish). Vaasa. ISBN 978-952-99465-2-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. "VR long-distance traffic timetable for the period 28 March−6 June 2021" (PDF). VR Group (in Finnish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. "Regional trains". VR.fi. VR Group. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. "Myllymäki railway station". VR.fi. VR Group. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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