Riihimäki–Tampere railway

Riihimäki–Tampere railway
Overview
Termini Riihimäki
Tampere
Stations 10
Operation
Opened 1862 (Riihimäki–Hämeenlinna)
1876 (Hämeenlinna–Tampere)
Technical
Line length 116 km (72.08 mi)
Number of tracks Double
Track gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft)
Electrification 25 kV @ 50 Hz
Operating speed 200 km/h (120 mph)
Route map
Tampere–Seinäjoki railway (Seinäjoki)
Tampere–Pori railway
116.0
 Tampere
Tampere–Haapamäki railway
94.4
 Lempäälä
82.8
 Viiala
Toijala–Valkeakoski railway
75.8
 Toijala
57.8
 Iittala
44.3
 Parola
36.1
 Hämeenlinna
22.5
 Turenki
9.3
 Ryttylä
Riihimäki–Lahti railway
0.0
 Riihimäki
Helsinki–Riihimäki railway (Helsinki)

Riihimäki–Tampere railway is a railway running between the Riihimäki railway station and the Tampere railway station in Finland. The line between Riihimäki and Hämeenlinna was opened in 1862 as a part of the Finland's first railway between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, and the line between Riihimäki and Tampere in 1876.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Finland - Railway History". 4rail.net. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2017.


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