Varkaus railway station

Railway station in Varkaus, Finland

Varkaus

VR station

VR class Soek tank wagons at Varkaus station.

General information
Location| Relanderinkatu 18, 78200
Varkaus
Finland
Coordinates| 62°18′44″N 27°52′28″E﻿ / ﻿62.312353°N 27.874353°E﻿ / 62.312353; 27.874353
Owned by| Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Line(s)| Pieksämäki–Joensuu railway
Platforms| 2[1]
Construction
Structure type| ground station
Parking| yes
Bicycle facilities| yes
Other information
Station code| Var
Classification| Operating point[2]
History
Opened| 1914
Rebuilt| 1970s
Passengers
2008| 43,000 [3]
Services
| Preceding station  | VR Group | Following station

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Pieksämäki

Terminus

|  | Pieksämäki–Joensuu |  | Heinävesi

towards Joensuu

Location

The Varkaus railway station (abbrev. Var) is located in the town of Varkaus, Finland, in the province of Northern Savonia. The distance from the Helsinki Central railway station is 424.7 kilometres, via the Pieksämäki and Kouvola stations.[2] By rail, the distance to Pieksämäki is 49 kilometres (30 mi) and to Joensuu 133 kilometres (83 mi). All passenger trains from Pieksämäki to Joensuu stop at Varkaus, and the station also has cargo traffic.[1]

The track from Huutokoski to Varkaus was built in 1914. It was then extended to Vihtari in 1939 and to Viinijärvi in 1940.

In addition to the Varkaus railway yard, the station contains links to the Kommila and Akonniemi trackyards.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b FTIA 2020, p. 110.
2. ^ a b FTIA 2020, p. 100.
3. ^ Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
4. ^ FTIA 2020, p. 88.

### Literature

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* Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 11 December 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4.

## External links

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* Media related to Varkaus railway station at Wikimedia Commons
* Station information

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Railway stations in the region of North Savo, Finland

Kouvola–Iisalmi|

* to South Savo (Pieksämäki)
* Suontee
* Markkala
* Suihkola
* Suonenjoki
* Pirttiselkä
* Salminen
* Airaksela
* Kurkimäki
* Pitkälahti
* Kuopio
* Valkeinen
* Sorsasalo
* Toivala
* Siilinjärvi
* Pöljä
* Alapitkä
* Pajujärvi
* Mäntylahti
* Lapinlahti
* Nerkoo
* Taipale
* Peltosalmi
* Iisalmi

Iisalmi–Kontiomäki|

* Iisalmi
* Soinlahti
* Kauppilanmäki
* Kainuunmäki
* Sukeva
* Kalliomäki
* to Kainuu (Murtomäki)

Pieksämäki–Joensuu|

* to South Savo (Pieksämäki)
* Maavesi
* Huutokoski
* Kolma
* Kollinjoki
* Lehtoniemi
* Varkaus
* Könönpelto
* Rauhamäki
* Kangaslampi
* to North Karelia (Heinävesi)

Iisalmi–Ylivieska|

* Iisalmi
* Ylemmäinen
* Kurenpolvi
* Runni
* Honkaranta
* Ryönänjoki
* Kiuruvesi
* Niemiskylä
* Aittojärvi
* Lavapuro
* to North Ostrobothnia (Pyhäsalmi)

Names in italics indicate planned or closed stations.

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