List of railway lines in Finland

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File:Finnish railroad network-en.svg
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)

File:Karjaan rautatieasema.jpg
Karis railway station, operational since 1873
Image Station name Opened km
File:Visit-suomi-2009-05-by-RalfR-252.jpg Helsinki Central 1860 0+159
File:Pasila railway station and rail yard in Helsinki, Finland, 2009 June.jpg Pasila 1862 3+230
File:Sm5 Leppävaara.jpg Leppävaara 1903 20+600
File:Kirkkonummen asema.jpg Kirkkonummi 1903 37+503
File:Karjaan rautatieasema.jpg Karis 1873 87+56
File:Salorailwaystation1.jpg Salo 1898 143+981
File:Turku kupittaa 001.JPG Kupittaa 1914 196+372
File:Turun rautatieasema.jpg Turku Central 1876 199+674
File:Åbo hamns järnvägsstation 2008.jpg Turku Harbour 1876 202+510

Line 3: Helsinki-Tampere

Helsinki-Tampere
line (3)
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

Line 4: Helsinki–Pori

Helsinki-Pori line (4)
Helsinki
Pasila
Tikkurila
Riihimäki
Hämeenlinna
Toijala
Lempäälä
Tampere
enlarge… to Seinäjoki
Tesoma
Nokia
Karkku
Kokemäki
Harjavalta
Pori

Line 5: Helsinki–Vaasa

Helsinki-Vaasa line (5)
Helsinki
Pasila
Tikkurila
Riihimäki
Hämeenlinna
Toijala
Lempäälä
Tampere
Parkano
Seinäjoki
Tervajoki
Vaasa

Line 7: Helsinki–Kemijärvi

Helsinki-Kemijärvi/
Kolari line (7)
Helsinki
Pasila
Tikkurila
Riihimäki
Hämeenlinna
Toijala
Lempäälä
Tampere
Parkano
Seinäjoki
Lapua
Kauhava
Härmä
(summer only)
Pännäinen
Kokkola
Kannus
Ylivieska
Oulainen
Vihanti
Ruukki
Kempele
Oulu
Kemi
Tervola Tornio-Itäinen
Muurola Ylitornio
Rovaniemi Pello
Misi Kolari
Kemijärvi

Line 9: Turku–Pieksämäki

Line 13: Helsinki–Oulu

Line 14: Helsinki–Nurmes

Line 16: Savonlinna–Parikkala

International line A: Helsinki–Moscow

Other lines

File:Kausala railway station 2010-07-09.JPG
Kausala Railway Station along the Lahti–Kouvola railway [de; fi; fr; sv] in Kausala, Iitti

Future lines

References

Literature
  • Network Statement 2012 (pdf). Finnish Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-603-5. ISSN 1798-8284.[permanent dead link]

External links