Savonlinna railway station

The Savonlinna railway station (Finnish: Savonlinna rautatieasema, Swedish: Nyslott järnvägsstation; formerly Savonlinna-Kauppatori) is located in the town of Savonlinna, Finland. It is located along the Huutokoski–Parikkala railway, and its only neighboring station is Pääskylahti in the west.

Savonlinna
Nyslott
VR station
LocationKauppatori
Savonlinna
Finland
Coordinates61°52′08″N 028°53′12″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated byVR Group
Line(s)Huutokoski–Parikkala
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeSl
ClassificationPart of split operating point (Savonlinna)[1]
History
Opened16 June 2012 (2012-06-16)
Previous namesSavonlinna-Kauppatori (until 12 December 2011)
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Terminus Savonlinna–Parikkala Pääskylahti
towards Parikkala
Location
Savonlinna
Location within South Savo
Savonlinna
Savonlinna (Finland)

History

Due to the rebuilding of a section of Finnish national road 14 near Savonlinna, the directly adjacent part of the Huutokoski-Parikkala railway had to be moved as well. On 12 December 2012, the Savonlinna-Kauppatori halt as well as the central railway station of Savonlinna were closed. During this interim period, the newly reopened station of Pääskylahti became the terminus of the regional trains from Parikkala.[2] On 16 June 2012, Savonlinna-Kauppatori became the new terminus of the passenger services on the line, and was renamed Savonlinna, coinciding with the old central station being closed permanently.[3]

Services

Savonlinna is one of the termini of the Savonlinna–Parikkala regional train route; the default type of rolling stock for this route is the Dm12 railbus. All services arrive to and depart from track 1.

References
  1. Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4.
  2. "Savonlinnassa mennään bussilla junan kyytiin". Yle Etelä-Savo (in Finnish). 12 December 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. "Junat palaavat Savonlinnan keskustaan". VR Group (in Finnish). 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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