Karis – Hanko railway line

Karis-Hanko
Dragsvik train station
Course book range :	4 (1990)
Route length:	49.3 km
Gauge :	1524 mm ( Russian gauge )
Top speed:	Karis – km 205.7: 120 km / h km 205.7 – Hanko-Pohjoinen: 60 km / h Hanko-Pohjoinen – Hanko asema: 35 km / h
Legend 51.8 Customs port Connection Länsisatama / Västra hamnen 49.3 Hanko (Swedish Hangö) 48.6 Hanko tavara 48.2 Hanko-Pohjoinen (Swedish Hangö-Norra) 45.8 Köppnas industrial track Dynamiittivaihde (Swedish Dynamidspåret) 41.4 Hanko Dynamiittivaihde 39.1 Santala (Swedish Sandö) 36.0 Krogars Connection to Koverhar 31.9 Lappohja (Swedish Lappvik) Industrial track 27.0 Skogby 22.3 Leksvall (fi. Kisa) 19.0 Troll bulls Pojoviken / Pohjanpitäjänlahti Pojoviken / Pohjanpitäjänlahti 16.5 Port connection 16.2 Ekenäs (fi. Tammisaari), (formerly Bhf.) 13.4 Dragsvik 9.1 Raseborg (fi. Raasepori) 4.2 Svedja (fi. Kaskimaa) from Turku 0.0 Karis (fi. Karjaa) to Hyvinkea to Helsinki

The Karis – Hanko railway line ( Finnish Hangon rata ; Swedish Hangöbanan ) is a railway line in Finland . It leads from Karis (Karjaa) to Hanko (Hangö). The line has the Russian track width of 1524 mm, a length of 49.3 km, is single-lane and is not electrified. The Finnish state owns the route . The route is operated by the state-owned railway company VR-Yhtymä .

history

Operation on the line began on October 8, 1873 as part of the Hanko - Hyvinkää line . It was taken over by the state on May 1, 1875.

On weekdays six pairs of trains run continuously between Karis and Hanko, on Saturdays and Sundays seven, with stops at all stations. There are also three bus connections on weekdays (as of October 2018). There are also freight trains running.

There were 25 level crossings on the line in 2009, 10 of which were provided with safety devices. The other 15 level crossings were unsecured. In 2012 there were only 24 crossings, 9 of which were secured. In 2008, 2.9 million tons of goods were transported on the route. Between Karis and route kilometer 205.7, 120 km / h are permitted for both passenger and freight traffic. Between kilometer 205.7 and Hanko -Pohjoinen 60 km / h are allowed and between Hanko-Pohjoinen and Hanko 35 km / h.

gallery

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  Karis / Karjaa train station

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  Ekenäs / Tammisaari train station

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  Dragsvik train station

Web links

Commons : Karis – Hanko railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Verkkoselostus 2019 / Network Statement. In: julkinen.liikennevirasto.fi. Retrieved October 17, 2018 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rautateiden verkkoselostus 2019. In: julkaisut.liikennevirasto.fi. October 16, 2017, p. 120 , accessed February 28, 2018 ( ISBN 978-952-317-470-2 ). 
2. ↑ FINNISH RAILWAY STATISTICS 2009. (PDF; 803 kB) 1.3 SECTIONS OF LINE ACCORDING TO DATE WHEN OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. Finnish rail administration, August 2009, p. 8 , accessed on October 17, 2018 (English, ISSN 1239-7180). 
3. ↑ Timetable search. (PDF) October 17, 2018– December 17, 2018. In: vr.fi. Retrieved on October 17, 2018 (English, select departure and destination stations). 
4. ↑ FINNISH RAILWAY STATISTICS 2009. (PDF; 803 kB) 1.15 NUMBER OF LEVEL-CROSSINGS AND LEVEL-CROSSING SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON THE MAIN LINES. Finnish rail administration, August 2009, p. 21 , accessed on October 17, 2018 (English, ISSN 1239-7180). 
5. ↑ 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, August 2009, p. 24 , accessed on October 17, 2018 (English, ISSN 1799-4330). 
6. ↑ FINNISH RAILWAY STATISTICS 2009. (PDF; 803 kB) 2.3 LARGE TONS CARRIED ON THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF LINE IN 2008. Finnish rail administration, August 2009, p. 28 , accessed on October 17, 2018 (English, ISSN 1239-7180) .