223:
318:
303:
291:
29:
467:
279:: the Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg line was in Red territory, while this new line was entirely White-controlled, linking the old north-south lines. The railway was completed a few days before the start of the Civil War.
230:
The decision to build the line was made in 1912, and the most difficult and expensive of the route options was chosen. The decision was influenced by the experience gained from the construction of the curved and hilly
255:. The main challenges of the construction process were at the western end of the line - namely, the cliffs between Vaajakoski and Leppälahti, the long lake embankments and the tunnel through the Pönttövuori.
274:
that it was feared that it might be captured by the enemy in the event of war. When newly completed, the line was indeed of considerable strategic importance, not to the
Russians but to the Whites of the
499:
471:
302:
267:
222:
890:
317:
492:
851:
693:
895:
380:
351:
636:
531:
885:
485:
446:
536:
211:
89:
199:
153:
641:
207:
84:
290:
235:, which proved inadequate for the growing train traffic. The line became straightforward - plans to bypass Leppälahti and
411:
780:
790:
785:
708:
703:
621:
266:
via inland
Finland, which the Russian government considered particularly important for strategic reasons. The old
800:
688:
508:
232:
805:
775:
724:
714:
626:
580:
827:
765:
734:
719:
541:
755:
698:
729:
631:
843:
795:
770:
760:
547:
167:
822:
586:
646:
672:
662:
591:
309:
236:
367:
252:
248:
523:
442:
376:
347:
276:
191:
183:
247:
were bypassed, which eventually led to the creation of the station villages of
Hankasalmi,
596:
271:
67:
28:
739:
667:
259:
879:
148:
859:
240:
71:
403:
864:
564:
244:
34:
477:
466:
258:
The Jyväskylä-Pieksämäki line was the last part of the railway line from
107:
203:
438:
263:
221:
481:
375:. Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 30 June 2021.
836:
815:
748:
681:
655:
609:
573:
557:
522:
515:
239:were abandoned. In turn, the population centers of
166:
147:
139:
131:
126:
118:
113:
103:
98:
77:
63:
55:
47:
42:
21:
308:The current Haapakoski bridge, crossing river
493:
344:Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat
8:
519:
500:
486:
478:
334:
286:
226:Railway builders in Palvajärvi in 1918
18:
7:
414:from the original on 27 January 2012
37:train crossing the Rauhalahti bridge
268:Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway
14:
270:was so close to the coast of the
465:
316:
301:
289:
27:
891:5 ft gauge railways in Finland
369:Railway Network Statement 2022
1:
896:Railway lines opened in 1918
472:Jyväskylä–Pieksämäki railway
346:(in Finnish). Karttakeskus.
180:Jyväskylä–Pieksämäki railway
22:Jyväskylä–Pieksämäki railway
233:Haapamäki–Jyväskylä railway
912:
196:Jyväskylä–Pieksämäki-banan
323:The old Haapakoski bridge
188:Jyväskylä–Pieksämäki-rata
26:
886:Railway lines in Finland
828:Jokioinen Museum Railway
509:Railway lines in Finland
433:Alameri, Mikko (1979).
342:Iltanen, Jussi (2010).
135:80 km (50 mi)
16:Railway line in Finland
711:(Huutokoski–Parikkala)
441:: Slezak. p. 15.
227:
206:, running between the
195:
187:
781:Kontiomäki–Ämmänsaari
225:
808:(Seinäjoki–Kaskinen)
617:Jyväskylä–Pieksämäki
474:at Wikimedia Commons
296:Vaajakoski rail yard
801:Toijala–Valkeakoski
694:Haapamäki–Seinäjoki
689:Haapamäki–Jyväskylä
550:(Ostrobothnia Line)
844:Helsinki City Loop
776:Kontiomäki–Vartius
725:Pieksämäki–Joensuu
715:Joensuu–Kontiomäki
532:Helsinki–Riihimäki
228:
59:Finnish government
873:
872:
766:Juurikorpi–Hamina
735:Tampere–Haapamäki
720:Iisalmi–Ylivieska
682:Other mixed lines
637:Orivesi–Jyväskylä
605:
604:
581:Lahti Direct Line
542:Tampere–Seinäjoki
537:Riihimäki–Tampere
470:Media related to
382:978-952-317-812-0
353:978-951-593-214-3
277:Finnish Civil War
176:
175:
903:
852:Espoo–Lohja–Salo
756:Bennäs–Jakobstad
673:Kerava City Line
520:
502:
495:
488:
479:
469:
453:
452:
435:Suomen rautatiet
430:
424:
423:
421:
419:
400:
394:
393:
391:
389:
374:
364:
358:
357:
339:
320:
305:
293:
161:
156:
140:Number of tracks
31:
19:
911:
910:
906:
905:
904:
902:
901:
900:
876:
875:
874:
869:
832:
811:
744:
730:Riihimäki–Lahti
709:Savonlinna Line
677:
663:Espoo City Line
651:
642:Oulu–Kontiomäki
632:Seinäjoki–Vaasa
610:Intercity lines
601:
597:Kouvola–Iisalmi
592:Kouvola–Joensuu
574:Eastbound lines
569:
553:
511:
506:
462:
457:
456:
449:
432:
431:
427:
417:
415:
402:
401:
397:
387:
385:
383:
372:
366:
365:
361:
354:
341:
340:
336:
331:
324:
321:
312:
306:
297:
294:
285:
272:Gulf of Finland
220:
200:1,524 mm (5 ft)
168:Electrification
159:
154:
94:
70:
68:Central Finland
38:
17:
12:
11:
5:
909:
907:
899:
898:
893:
888:
878:
877:
871:
870:
868:
867:
862:
857:
849:
840:
838:
837:Proposed lines
834:
833:
831:
830:
825:
819:
817:
816:Heritage lines
813:
812:
810:
809:
803:
798:
796:Tuomioja–Raahe
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
771:Kokemäki–Rauma
768:
763:
761:Hyvinkää–Karis
758:
752:
750:
746:
745:
743:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
706:
701:
696:
691:
685:
683:
679:
678:
676:
675:
670:
668:Ring Rail Line
665:
659:
657:
656:Commuter lines
653:
652:
650:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
613:
611:
607:
606:
603:
602:
600:
599:
594:
589:
584:
583:(Kerava–Lahti)
577:
575:
571:
570:
568:
567:
565:Helsinki–Turku
561:
559:
555:
554:
552:
551:
548:Seinäjoki–Oulu
545:
544:(Parkano Line)
539:
534:
528:
526:
517:
513:
512:
507:
505:
504:
497:
490:
482:
476:
475:
461:
460:External links
458:
455:
454:
447:
425:
410:(in Finnish).
408:isovaalee.info
404:"Radan tarina"
395:
381:
359:
352:
333:
332:
330:
327:
326:
325:
322:
315:
313:
307:
300:
298:
295:
288:
284:
281:
260:St. Petersburg
219:
216:
174:
173:
170:
164:
163:
151:
145:
144:
141:
137:
136:
133:
129:
128:
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
111:
110:
105:
101:
100:
96:
95:
93:
92:
87:
81:
79:
75:
74:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
49:
45:
44:
40:
39:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
908:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
883:
881:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
850:
848:
845:
842:
841:
839:
835:
829:
826:
824:
823:Kerava–Porvoo
821:
820:
818:
814:
807:
806:Suupohja Line
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
791:Lahti–Loviisa
789:
787:
786:Lahti–Heinola
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
753:
751:
749:Freight lines
747:
741:
740:Tornio–Kolari
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
710:
707:
705:
704:Kouvola–Kotka
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
686:
684:
680:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
660:
658:
654:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
622:Turku–Toijala
620:
618:
615:
614:
612:
608:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
587:Lahti–Kouvola
585:
582:
579:
578:
576:
572:
566:
563:
562:
560:
556:
549:
546:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
529:
527:
525:
521:
518:
514:
510:
503:
498:
496:
491:
489:
484:
483:
480:
473:
468:
464:
463:
459:
450:
448:3-900134-52-9
444:
440:
436:
429:
426:
413:
409:
405:
399:
396:
384:
378:
371:
370:
363:
360:
355:
349:
345:
338:
335:
328:
319:
314:
311:
304:
299:
292:
287:
282:
280:
278:
273:
269:
265:
261:
256:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
224:
217:
215:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
172:25 kV @ 50 Hz
171:
169:
165:
157:
155:1,524 mm
152:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
125:
121:
117:
112:
109:
106:
102:
97:
91:
88:
86:
83:
82:
80:
76:
73:
69:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
41:
36:
30:
25:
20:
854:
847:(Pisararata)
846:
627:Tampere–Pori
616:
434:
428:
416:. Retrieved
407:
398:
386:. Retrieved
368:
362:
343:
337:
257:
229:
179:
177:
855:(ELSA-rata)
699:Karis–Hanko
647:Oulu–Tornio
310:Vaajanvirta
237:Pönttövuori
202:railway in
149:Track gauge
132:Line length
104:Operator(s)
880:Categories
516:Main lines
329:References
241:Hankasalmi
214:stations.
212:Pieksämäki
90:Pieksämäki
72:South Savo
865:Lentorata
558:Rantarata
418:21 August
388:21 August
253:Venetmäki
249:Sauvamäki
245:Kankainen
208:Jyväskylä
160:5 ft
127:Technical
85:Jyväskylä
35:InterCity
412:Archived
108:VR Group
43:Overview
860:Itärata
524:Päärata
283:Gallery
218:History
204:Finland
198:) is a
192:Swedish
184:Finnish
114:History
99:Service
78:Termini
445:
439:Vienna
379:
350:
119:Opened
64:Locale
48:Status
373:(PDF)
264:Vaasa
56:Owner
443:ISBN
420:2021
390:2021
377:ISBN
348:ISBN
251:and
243:and
210:and
178:The
122:1918
51:Open
262:to
33:An
882::
437:.
406:.
194::
190:,
186::
501:e
494:t
487:v
451:.
422:.
392:.
356:.
182:(
162:)
158:(
143:1
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
