Varkaus railway station
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| Varkaus VR station |
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 VR class Soek tank wagons at Varkaus station. |
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| Address | Relanderinkatu 18, 78200 Varkaus | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 62°18′44″N 27°52′28″E / 62.312353°N 27.874353°ECoordinates: 62°18′44″N 27°52′28″E / 62.312353°N 27.874353°E | ||||||||||
| Lines | Jyväskylä–Joensuu | ||||||||||
| Structure | ground station | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2[1] | ||||||||||
| Parking | yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1914 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1970s | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Agency | ||||||||||
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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.[3]
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[edit] Literature
- (pdf) Network Statement 2012. Finnish Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-603-5. ISSN 1798-8284. http://portal.liikennevirasto.fi/portal/page/portal/A29BF44CDA99A9D0E040B40A1B0169C7.
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