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Iisalmi railway station

Coordinates: 63°33′37″N 027°12′01″E / 63.56028°N 27.20028°E / 63.56028; 27.20028
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Iisalmi
Idensalmi
VR station
General information
LocationSavonkatu 32, 74100 Iisalmi
Owned byFinnish Transport Agency
Platforms3
Construction
Structure typeGround station
ArchitectBruno Granholm
History
Opened1902

Iisalmi railway station (Finnish: Iisalmen rautatieasema, Swedish: Idensalmi järnvägsstation) is located in Iisalmi, Finland. The station is operated by VR.

The Finnish Heritage Agency has classified Iisalmi railway station as a nationally significant built cultural environment.[1][2]

History

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Iisalmi railway station was opened on July 1, 1902 as the expansion of the Savonia railway from Kuopio to Iisalmi was opened. The wooden station building designed by architect Bruno Granholm was completed in 1902.[1] The building was first expanded in 1904, as the rail connection to Kajaani was opened, and later in 1925 and 1930.[1]

The rail connection from Iisalmi further north up to Kajaani was opened in 1904. A railway track from the railway station to the local harbour was opened in 1907.[1][2] Iisalmi became a junction station in 1925 as the Iisalmi–Ylivieska railway line was opened.[1]

In December 2006 the electrification of the railway between Iisalmi and Oulu was completed.[3]

Services

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Iisalmi is served by all long-distance services that travel via the Savonia railway from Helsinki to Kajaani and Oulu as well as by regional train services to Ylivieska.[4]

Departure tracks

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Iisalmi railway station has three platform tracks. Track 1 is currently unused by the passenger trains that stop at the station.

  • Track 2 is the departure track of the regional trains to Ylivieska.
  • Track 3 is used by the long-distance trains that travel via the Savonia railway into both directions (southwards to Kouvola and northwards to Kajaani).

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella (in Finnish). Karttakeskus. pp. 304–305. ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
  2. ^ a b Iisalmen rautatieasema (in Finnish) Nationally significant built cultural environments (Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt) RKY, Finnish Heritage Agency. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070611112048/http://www.vr.fi/heo/eng/junat/junat.htm
  4. ^ VR Long-distance train timetables Dec 15, 2024–March 29, 2024 (in Finnish), vr.fi. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  5. ^ Iisalmi - Train Departures - Fintraffic, junalahdot.fi. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
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Preceding station VR Group Following station
Lapinlahti
towards Kouvola
Kouvola–Oulu Sukeva
direct
towards Oulu
Terminus Iisalmi–Ylivieska Runni
direct
towards Ylivieska

63°33′37″N 027°12′01″E / 63.56028°N 27.20028°E / 63.56028; 27.20028