Savonlinna railway station

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Savonlinna
Nyslott
VR station
Savonlinna new terminus.jpg
LocationKauppatori
Savonlinna
Finland
Coordinates61°52′08″N 028°53′12″E / 61.86889°N 28.88667°E / 61.86889; 28.88667Coordinates: 61°52′08″N 028°53′12″E / 61.86889°N 28.88667°E / 61.86889; 28.88667
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated byVR Group
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeSl
ClassificationPart of split operating point (Savonlinna)[1]
History
Opened15 October 1932 (1932-10-15)
Previous namesKoululahti (until 1 June 1955)
Savonlinna-Kauppatori (1 June 1955–12 December 2011)
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Terminus
towards
Location

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 , and its only neighboring station is in the west.[2]

History[]

Savonlinna-Kauppatori in June 2008

As the Savonlinna–Elisenvaara railway was built, the Savonlinna station was placed on the western outskirts of the town; this stemmed from the town center's location on small, splintered islands on the lake Saimaa, and it could not accommodate a large rail yard. To alleviate the effects of the issue on passenger transport, the Koululahti halt was opened on the north side of the town center on 15 October 1935. In 1944, the station was elevated to the status of a manned halt, and in 1955, it was renamed Savonlinna-Kauppatori, highlighting its location in the middle of the town (kauppatori translating to "market square" from Finnish).[2]

In 1943, a small station building designed by Anna Schröder was constructed, and in 1956, it was extended by building a warehouse. It was replaced with a new one in 1965, which also housed ticket sale services.[2]

Due to the rebuilding of a section of 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.[3] 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.[4]

Services[]

Savonlinna is one of the termini of the Savonlinna–Parikkala regional train route;[5] the default type of rolling stock for this route is the Dm12 railbus.[6] The station has a VR ticket machine, as well as an accessible 55 centimetres (22 in) high platform.[7]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 11 December 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4.
  2. ^ a b c Iltanen, Jussi (2010). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Karttakeskus. ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
  3. ^ "Savonlinnassa mennään bussilla junan kyytiin". Yle Etelä-Savo (in Finnish). 12 December 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Junat palaavat Savonlinnan keskustaan". VR Group (in Finnish). 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  5. ^ "VR long-distance traffic timetable for the period 11 January−27 March 2021" (PDF). VR Group (in Finnish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Regional trains". VR.fi. VR Group. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Savonlinna railway station". VR.fi. VR Group. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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