railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
running between the
Haapamäki railway station
Haapamäki railway station (abbrev. Hpk, ) is a junction station in the village of Haapamäki, in Keuruu, Finland. Construction on the railway line from Tampere to Seinäjoki via Haapamäki was finished in 1882. When the railway line to Jyväskyl ...
and the
Seinäjoki railway station
The Seinäjoki railway station () is located in the centre of city of Seinäjoki, Finland, at Valtionkatu 1. The current station building was built in the 1970s, and it is located in the same building as the bus station. In the 2000s, the buildin ...
in
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. It is part of the historical
Tampere
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...
–
Vaasa
Vaasa (; , ), formerly (1855-1917) known as Nikolaistad (; ),
Overview
The Haapamäki–Seinäjoki railway stretches approximately long, connecting the regions of
Central Finland
Central Finland (; ) is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia, North Savo, and Southern Savonia, South S ...
and
South Ostrobothnia
South Ostrobothnia ( ; ) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South Ostrobothnia is the ninth largest in terms ...
. It consists of one track for its entire length, and is unelectrified.
History
The construction of the Tampere–Vaasa railway became relevant towards the end of the 1870s. In 1877-1878, the line was confirmed, and the formal decision to build the line was made during the concurrent session of the
Diet of Finland
The Diet of Finland (Finnish language, Finnish ''Suomen maapäivät'', later ''valtiopäivät''; Swedish language, Swedish ''Finlands Lantdagar''), was the Diet (assembly), legislative assembly of the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1809 to 1906 ...
. The construction was initiated in 1879; the section between
Vaasa
Vaasa (; , ), formerly (1855-1917) known as Nikolaistad (; ),Alavus
Alavus () is a town and municipality of Finland in the province of Western Finland. Part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region, it is located southeast of Seinäjoki, north of Tampere and north of Helsinki. The town has a population of () and co ...
was opened for provisional traffic on 10 November 1882, and the Tampere–Alavus segment followed on November 22. In September 1883, the railway was formally inaugurated and transferred under the ownership of the Railway Administration.
Services
VR Group
VR-Group Plc (, ), commonly known as VR, is a government-owned railway company in Finland. VR's most important function is the operation of Finland's passenger rail services with 250 long-distance and 800 commuter rail services every day. With ...
operates two daily regional train services in each direction on the route
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately , while the Jyväskylä sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately ...
–Seinäjoki, as well as two additional services per direction between Seinäjoki and
Ähtäri
Ähtäri () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Ähtäri is located southeast of Seinäjoki ...
Tuuri
Tuuri is a village in Töysä, since 2013 part of Alavus, a town of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The village has a population of 500. In Modern Finnish the appellat ...