Bennäs – Jakobstad railway line

Bennäs – Jakobstad

2 Dv12 at the junction in Jakobstad

Route length:

14.4 km

Gauge :

1524 mm ( Russian gauge )

Top speed:

Bennäs – Jakobstad 60 km / h
Jakobstad – Alholmen: 35 km / h

Legend

		from Oulu
	0.0	Bennäs (Pännäinen)
		to Seinäjoki
	~ 1	Backa (Mäki)
	2.0	State road 8
	~ 2	Lövö (Lehtisaari)
	4.6	Sundbäcksån
	7.5	Sand Sound (Hietasalmi)
	8.8	Regional road 749
	~ 9	Rosenlund (Ruusulehto)
	10.6	Jakobstad (Pietarsaari)
	14.4	Alholmen (Alholma)
	15.4	UPM-Kymmene industrial tracks

The Bennäs – Jakobstad railway line ( Swedish Jakobstadsbanan ; Finnish Pietarsaaren rata ) is a railway line in Finland . It leads from Bennäs (Pännäinen) in the municipality of Pedersöre to Jakobstad (Pietarsaari). The line has the Russian track width of 1524 mm, a length of 14.4 km and is not electrified.

history

The line was opened on November 1, 1887. In 2006/07, the Ratahallintokeskus (RHK) renewed the superstructure between Bennäs and Larsmovägen (a total of 12 km). The wooden railway sleepers were removed and replaced with concrete sleepers. In addition, the embankments were widened and the level crossings improved. The costs amounted to around 5 million euros .

There are 13 level crossings along the route, 3 of which are secured. In 2011 1.8 million tons of goods were transported on the route.

Operation today

There are only freight trains on the route, mainly to the extensive industrial areas in Jakobstad and Alholmen. The maximum speed between Bennäs and Jakobstad is 60 km / h. On the section from Jakobstad to Alholmen, 35 km / h is permitted.

gallery

Bennäs / Pännäinen station
Route near Jakobstad

Web links

Commons : Bennäs – Jakobstad railway - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Rautateiden verkkoselostus 2019. In: julkaisut.liikennevirasto.fi. October 16, 2017, p. 126 , accessed February 28, 2018 ( ISBN 978-952-317-470-2 ).
↑ Finnish Railway Statistics 2012. (PDF; 803 kB) 1.3 SECTIONS OF LINE ACCORDING TO DATE WHEN OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. Finnish rail administration, June 2012, p. 12 , accessed on October 17, 2018 (English, ISSN 1799-4330).
↑ Finnish Railway Statistics 2012. (PDF) 1.15 NUMBER OF LEVEL-CROSSINGS AND LEVEL-CROSSING SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON THE MAIN LINES. In: liikennevirasto.fi. Finnish rail administration, June 2012, p. 24 , accessed on October 17, 2018 (English, ISSN 1799-4330).
↑ Finnish Railway Statistics 2012. (PDF) 2.3 Gross tons carried on the different sections of line in 2011. In: liikennevirasto.fi. Finnish rail administration, June 2012, p. 31 , accessed on October 17, 2018 (English, ISSN 1799-4330).

[geschw-1] Rautateiden verkkoselostus 2019. In: julkaisut.liikennevirasto.fi. October 16, 2017, p. 126 , accessed February 28, 2018 ( ISBN 978-952-317-470-2 ).

[2] Finnish Railway Statistics 2012. (PDF; 803 kB) 1.3 SECTIONS OF LINE ACCORDING TO DATE WHEN OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. Finnish rail administration, June 2012, p. 12 , accessed on October 17, 2018 (English, ISSN 1799-4330).

[3] Finnish Railway Statistics 2012. (PDF) 1.15 NUMBER OF LEVEL-CROSSINGS AND LEVEL-CROSSING SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON THE MAIN LINES. In: liikennevirasto.fi. Finnish rail administration, June 2012, p. 24 , accessed on October 17, 2018 (English, ISSN 1799-4330).

[4] Finnish Railway Statistics 2012. (PDF) 2.3 Gross tons carried on the different sections of line in 2011. In: liikennevirasto.fi. Finnish rail administration, June 2012, p. 31 , accessed on October 17, 2018 (English, ISSN 1799-4330).