Oulu – Tornio railway line

Oulu – Tornio
Pendolino in Oulu train station
Course book range :	14 (1990), 8 (2019)
Route length:	131.9 km
Gauge :	1524 mm ( Russian gauge )
Power system :	Oulu-Laurila 2 x 25 kV / 50 Hz  ~
Maximum slope :	Oulu – Laurila: 10 ‰ Laurila – Tornio: 7.5  ‰
Top speed:	Oulu – Laurila: R: 140 km / h G: 120 km / h Laurila – Tornio: 120 km / h
Operating points and routes
Legend Boden – Haparanda railway from Haparanda Sweden / Finland border from Röyttä Kirkkopudas 131.9 Tornio (until 1988 person stop) 131.6 Tornio – Kolari railway line to and from Kolari 130.7 Tornio-Itäinen (from October 2nd, 2008) Keropudas 129.3 Keropudas 127.8 Raumonjoki 127.3 Konu 125.9 Kylajoki 122.4 Pasanen 117.6 Kaakamo 113.8 Railway Laurila – Kandalaksha from Rovaniemi 113.0 Laurila 112.7 Kemijoki Kemijoki 110.9 Lautiosaari (Oct. 10, 1903– May 26, 1974) 110.2 Lautiosaari (1985-2007) Lautiosaari – Elijärvi railway line to Elijärvi Metsä Board Kemi paper mill, since 1971 Kemi inner harbor 105.5 Kemi after Ajos 100.0 Pyy 93.8 Maksniemi 87.1 Viantie 80.9 Simo 70.7 Kuivaniemi 63.2 Myllykangas (old) 62.9 Myllykangas (new) 52.7 Olhava Lahessuo 36.4 Ii 22.4 Haukipudas 13.0 Kello 5.1 Koskelankylä 2.8 Oulu Tuira 0.0 Oulu according to Kontiomäki Seinäjoki – Oulu to Seinäjoki railway line

The Oulu – Tornio railway is a railway line in Finland . It has the Russian track width of 1524 mm and is 131.9 km long. The Finnish state owns the route. The route is operated by the state-owned railway company VR-Yhtymä .

history

The line between Oulu -Tuira and Tornio was opened on October 16, 1903. In December 2004, the electrification between Oulu and Laurila was completed.

In 2014 the Finnish parliament discussed the continuation of the electrification from Laurilla to Tornio. This project was rejected by 130 to 52 votes. In 2019, the new Finnish center-left government resumed the project. Electrification is planned between Haparanda (Sweden) and Kemi. This should cost 10 million euros and primarily serve freight traffic. Finland wants to improve its connection to the ice-free port of Narvik in Norway.

The permissible axle load between Tampere and Oulu is 25 t, on the other section 22.5 t.

Operation today

In 2013 there were six trains a day in each direction from Oulu to Kemi, some of them on to Rovaniemi . On Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings, a night train from Helsinki to Kolari drove the entire route section with stops in Oulu, Kemi and Tornio-Itäinen.

In 2016, the express trains from Tornio to Helsinki will run with car transporters, sleeping cars and on-board restaurants. In the winter season there is a train or two trains at different times, one of them to Pasila / Böle and up to seven trains per day from Oulu to Kemi, sometimes further to Rovaniemi. The return trains also run as night trains.

On the electrified section between Oulu and Laurila, the speed limit for passenger trains is 140 km / h and for freight trains 120 km / h. On the non-electrified section between Laurila and Tornio, the maximum speed is 120 km / h. There are 71 level crossings on the route, 14 of which have safety devices. The remaining 57 level crossings are unsecured. In 2008, 6.9 million tons of goods were transported between Oulu and Laurila and 1.9 million tons between Laurila and Tornio.

According to a strategy paper from January 2019, all level crossings north of Oulu are to be securely expanded or removed by the end of 2030. An expansion is planned from Oulu to Kemi and from Laurila to Tornio. A higher axle load would be required between Oulu and Laurila. Two-lane sections (especially Kemi – Laurila) would be necessary.

gallery

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  Oulu train station

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  Oulu train station

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  Haukipudas train station

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  Train station ii

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  Kemi Railway Station

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  Kaakamo train station

Web links

Commons : Oulu – Tornio railway  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ TIMETABLE CENTER / COURSE BOOK LINKS. In: fahrplancenter.com. Retrieved on July 6, 2019 (Finnish, for Finland: Kaukoliikenteen aikataulut December 9 , 2018 to June 16 , 2019 , only download as PDF). 
2. ↑ Beskrivning av Finlands bannät 2017. Basuppgifter om banavsnitt BILAGA 1/4 (4). In: TRAFIKVERKETS INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION. P. 66 , accessed on February 2, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Beskrivning av Finlands bannät 2017. Basuppgifter om banavsnitt BILAGA 6/16 (20) - 6/17 (20). In: TRAFIKVERKETS INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION. P. 130 , accessed February 2, 2018 . 
4. ^ Association of Central European Railway Administrations (ed.): Station directory of the European railways . (formerly Dr. KOCH's station directory). 52nd edition. Barthol & Co., Berlin-Wilmersdorf 1939.
5. ↑ http://rhk-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/56e2fb48594322a1b39dba50ed85e475/1373816816/application/pdf/3056510/Finnish_Railway_Statistics_2009.pdf
6. ↑ Eduskunta äänesti Soklin ratahanketta vastaan. In: lapinkansa.fi. October 10, 2014, archived from the original on March 25, 2015 ; Retrieved February 3, 2018 (Finnish). 
7. ↑ jst: electrification in Finland . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , p. 376.
8. ↑ ^{a b} Tampere-Seinäjoki-Oulu-Kemi-Tornio-rata. Strategiakortti. Väylävirasto, January 21, 2019, accessed July 20, 2019 . 
9. ^ Long-distance timetables. (PDF) 11/30 2015 - 26.3. 2016. Accessed on February 10, 2016 (English, select departure station). 
10. ↑ http://rhk-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/fbcf8b8aaac8d42058ffef8cfc3a15db/1373814847/application/pdf/3390788/F8-2009%20web.pdf
11. ↑ http://rhk-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/56e2fb48594322a1b39dba50ed85e475/1373816816/application/pdf/3056510/Finnish_Railway_Statistics_2009.pdf (page 20)
12. ↑ http://rhk-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/56e2fb48594322a1b39dba50ed85e475/1373816816/application/pdf/3056510/Finnish_Railway_Statistics_2009.pdf (page 28)