List of railway lines in Finland

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.

Major railroads in Finland in 2010.

  Passenger and freight traffic

  Freight traffic only

  Discontinued

Passenger lines

Line 1: Helsinki–Turku (Rantarata/Kustbanan)

Main article: Rantarata

Karis railway station, operational since 1873

Image	Station name	Opened	km
	Helsinki Central	1860	0+159
	Pasila	1862	3+230
	Leppävaara	1903	20+600
	Kirkkonummi	1903	37+503
	Karis	1873	87+56
	Salo	1898	143+981
	Kupittaa	1914	196+372
	Turku Central	1876	199+674
	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 Seinäjoki & Pori to Nokia	Line 4: Helsinki–Pori Main articles: Helsinki–Riihimäki railway, Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and Tampere–Pori railway Helsinki-Pori line (4) Helsinki Pasila Tikkurila Riihimäki Hämeenlinna Toijala Lempäälä Tampere to Seinäjoki Tesoma Nokia Karkku Kokemäki Harjavalta Pori	Line 5: Helsinki–Vaasa Helsinki-Vaasa line (5) Helsinki Pasila Tikkurila to Lahti Riihimäki to Lahti Hämeenlinna to Turku Harbour Toijala Lempäälä to Haapamäki and Jyväskylä Tampere to Pori Parkano Seinäjoki to Kokkola Tervajoki Vaasa
Line 7: Helsinki–Kemijärvi Helsinki-Kemijärvi/ Kolari line (7) Helsinki Pasila Tikkurila to Lahti Riihimäki to Lahti Hämeenlinna to Turku Harbour Toijala Lempäälä to Haapamäki and Jyväskylä Tampere to Pori Parkano Seinäjoki to Vaasa Lapua Kauhava Härmä (summer only) Pännäinen Kokkola Kannus Ylivieska to Iisalmi Oulainen Vihanti Ruukki Kempele to Kajaani Oulu Kemi Tervola Tornio-Itäinen Muurola Ylitornio Rovaniemi Pello Misi Kolari Kemijärvi	Line 9: Turku–Pieksämäki Turku Harbour Turku Central Loimaa Humppila Toijala Tampere Orivesi Jämsä Jyväskylä Hankasalmi Pieksämäki	Line 13: Helsinki–Oulu Helsinki Central Pasila Tikkurila Lahti Kouvola Mäntyharju Mikkeli Pieksämäki Suonenjoki Kuopio Siilinjärvi Lapinlahti Iisalmi Sukeva Kajaani Vaala Utajärvi Muhos Oulu
Line 14: Helsinki–Nurmes Helsinki Central Pasila Tikkurila Lahti Kouvola Lappeenranta Joutseno Imatra Simpele Parikkala Kesälahti Kitee Joensuu Eno Uimaharju Vuonislahti Lieksa Kylänlahti Höljäkkä Kohtavaara Nurmes	Line 16: Savonlinna–Parikkala Savonlinna (current) Pääskylahti Kerimäki Retretti Lusto Punkaharju Parikkala

International line A: Helsinki–Moscow

Further information: Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg Railway

• Helsinki Central
• Pasila
• Tikkurila
• Lahti
• Kouvola
• Vainikkala
• Vyborg
• St Petersburg Finland terminal
• St Petersburg Ladozhsky terminal
• Tver
• Moscow Leningradsky terminal

Other lines

Kausala Railway Station along the Lahti–Kouvola railway in Kausala, Iitti

• Line 2: Karis–Hanko (Hanko–Hyvinkää railway)
• Line 3: Helsinki–Tampere
• Line 9: Turku–Tampere–Jyväskylä–Joensuu
• Line 11: Tampere–Haapamäki–Seinäjoki
• Line 12: Helsinki–Kotka
• Line 13: Helsinki–Kuopio–Oulu
• Line 18: Iisalmi–Ylivieska

• See also: Lapponia (train)

Future lines

• Arctic Railway
• Helsinki City Rail Loop
• Helsinki–Turku high-speed railway
• Itärata
• Lentorata

References

Literature

• Network Statement 2012 (pdf). Finnish Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-603-5. ISSN 1798-8284.

External links

• Finnish Transport Agency, railways