Finnish Main Line
The Finnish Main Line (Finnish: Päärata; Swedish: Stambanan) is a 810-kilometre (500 mi) long electrified main railway line in Finland, today between the cities of Helsinki and Oulu. The Main Line was first opened on March 17, 1862; at that point, the 108-kilometre (67 mi) railway line only ran from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna.[1][2]
| Finnish Main Line | |
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| Native name | Finnish: Päärata; Swedish: Stambanan |
| Owner | Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency |
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| History | |
| Opened | 17 March 1862[lower-alpha 1] |
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| Line length | 810 km (500 mi) |
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.[3] The goal is to reduce the travel time from Tampere to Helsinki from the current 1 hour 33 minutes to about an hour.[3]
Notes
- At the time between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna.
References
- Neil Kent: Helsinki: A Cultural History, p. 18. Interlink Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1566565448.
- "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.
- "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
- Päärata (in Finnish)