HaapamäkiâSeinäjoki railway | |
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Dv12-pulled regional train between Alavus and Tuuri | |
Overview | |
Status | Open |
Owner | Finnish government |
Locale |
Central Finland South Ostrobothnia |
Termini | |
Continues from | TampereâHaapamäki railway |
Service | |
Operator(s) | VR Group |
History | |
Opened | 22 November 1882 |
Technical | |
Line length | 117.9 km (73.3 mi) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
Electrification | None |
Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
The HaapamäkiâSeinäjoki railway is a railway running between the Haapamäki railway station and the Seinäjoki railway station in Finland. It is part of the historical Tampereâ Vaasa railway; its other segments as known today include TampereâHaapamäki and SeinäjokiâVaasa. [1]
The HaapamäkiâSeinäjoki railway stretches approximately 117.9 kilometres (73.3 mi) long, connecting the regions of Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia. It consists of one track for its entire length, and is unelectrified. [2]
The construction of the TampereâVaasa railway became relevant towards the end of the 1870s. In 1877-1878, the line was confirmed, and the formal decision to build the line was made during the concurrent session of the Diet of Finland. The construction was initiated in 1879; the section between Vaasa and Alavus was opened for provisional traffic on 10 November 1882, and the TampereâAlavus segment followed on November 22. In September 1883, the railway was formally inaugurated and transferred under the ownership of the Railway Administration. [3]
VR Group operates two daily regional train services in each direction on the route JyväskyläâSeinäjoki, as well as two additional services per direction between Seinäjoki and Ăhtäri. On the HaapamäkiâSeinäjoki line, these services call in Pihlajavesi, Myllymäki, Eläinpuisto-Zoo, Ăhtäri, Tuuri and Alavus. [4]