Finnish Main Line

Railway line between Helsinki and Oulu, Finland

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Finnish Main Line

The Main Line in Oulunkylä, Helsinki

Overview
Native name| Finnish: Päärata; Swedish: Stambanan
Owner| Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Termini|

* Helsinki
* Oulu

Service
Route number| 3, 7
History
Opened| 17 March 1862; 163 years ago (1862-03-17)[a]
Technical
Line length| 810 km (500 mi)
Number of tracks|

* 4 (Helsinki-Kytömaa, Ainola-Purola)
* 2 (Kytömaa-Ainola, Purola-Lielahti, Pohjois-Louko-Lapua, Kokkola-Ylivieska)
* 1 (Lielahti-Pohjois-Louko, Lapua-Kokkola)

Route map

Legend

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Pasila |  |

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Tikkurila |  |

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to Lahti

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Riihimäki |  |

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to Lahti

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Hämeenlinna |  |

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| to Turku

Harbour

Toijala |  |

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Lempäälä |  |

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| to Haapamäki

and Jyväskylä

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Tampere |  |

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to Pori

Parkano |  |

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Seinäjoki |  |

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to Vaasa

Lapua |  |

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Kauhava |  |

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| Härmä

(summer only)

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Pännäinen |  |

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Kokkola |  |

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Kannus |  |

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Ylivieska |  |

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to Iisalmi

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Oulainen |  |

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Vihanti |  |

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Ruukki |  |

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Kempele |  |

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to Kajaani

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Oulu |  |

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Kemi |  |

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Tervola |  |

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Muurola |  |

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to Sweden

Rovaniemi |  |

|  | Ylitornio
Misi |  |

|  | Pello
Kemijärvi |  |

|  | Kolari
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The Finnish Main Line (Finnish: Päärata; Swedish: Stambanan) is a 810-kilometre (500 mi) long electrified group of railway lines in Finland between the cities of Helsinki and Oulu. The first segment, a 108-kilometre (67 mi) line from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna, was opened on March 17, 1862.[1][2]

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]

## See also

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* Helsinki–Riihimäki railway
* Riihimäki–Tampere railway
* Rail transport in Finland

## Notes

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1. ^ At the time between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna.

## References

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1. ^ Neil Kent: Helsinki: A Cultural History, p. 18. Interlink Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1566565448.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ a b "What is Suomirata?". Suomirata. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

## General references

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* "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

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* Päärata (in Finnish)

* Transport portal
* Trains portal
* Finland portal

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Railway lines in Finland

Main lines|

| Päärata|

* Helsinki–Riihimäki
* Riihimäki–Tampere
* Tampere–Seinäjoki (Parkano Line)
* Seinäjoki–Oulu (Ostrobothnia Line)

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Rantarata|

* Helsinki–Turku

Eastbound lines|

* Lahti Direct Line (Kerava–Lahti)
* Lahti–Kouvola
* Kouvola–Joensuu
* Kouvola–Iisalmi

Intercity lines|

* Jyväskylä–Pieksämäki
* Turku–Toijala
* Tampere–Pori
* Seinäjoki–Vaasa
* Orivesi–Jyväskylä
* Oulu–Kontiomäki
* Oulu–Tornio

Commuter lines|

* Espoo City Line
* Ring Rail Line
* Kerava City Line

Other mixed lines|

* Haapamäki–Jyväskylä
* Haapamäki–Seinäjoki
* Karis–Hanko
* Kouvola–Kotka
* Savonlinna Line (Huutokoski–Parikkala)
* Joensuu–Kontiomäki
* Iisalmi–Ylivieska
* Pieksämäki–Joensuu
* Riihimäki–Lahti
* Tampere–Haapamäki
* Tornio–Kolari

Freight lines|

* Bennäs–Jakobstad
* Hyvinkää–Karis
* Juurikorpi–Hamina
* Kokemäki–Rauma
* Kontiomäki–Vartius
* Kontiomäki–Ämmänsaari
* Lahti–Heinola
* Lahti–Loviisa
* Tuomioja–Raahe
* Toijala–Valkeakoski
* Suupohja Line (Seinäjoki–Kaskinen)

Heritage lines|

* Kerava–Porvoo
* Jokioinen Museum Railway

Proposed lines|

* Helsinki City Loop (Pisararata)
* Espoo–Lohja–Salo (ELSA-rata)
* Itärata
* Lentorata

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