Varkaus railway station

Varkaus
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
Owned by	Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Line(s)	Pieksämäki–Joensuu railway
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	ground station
Parking	yes
Bicycle facilities	yes
Other information
Station code	Var
Classification	Operating point
History
Opened	1914
Rebuilt	1970s
Passengers
2008	43,000
Services
Location
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

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

Literature

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

External links

Media related to Varkaus railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Station information

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[FOOTNOTEFTIA2020110-1] FTIA 2020, p. 110.

[FOOTNOTEFTIA2020100-2] FTIA 2020, p. 100.

[3] Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.

[FOOTNOTEFTIA202088-4] FTIA 2020, p. 88.

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v t e 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.