Helsinki–Turku railway

Railway line in Finland

Also known as Rantarata

Instance of: railway line
Part of: Railway lines in Finland
Country: Finland
Located in: Helsinki
, Espoo
, Kauniainen
+8 more

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Rantarata, is a railway running between Helsinki Central Station and Turku Central Station in Finland. Its first segment, linking Turku to Karis, was commissioned in 1895, and work began the following year. The Turku–Karis track was opened for temporary traffic on 1 April 1899 and for permanent use on 1 November 1899. The second part of the Rantarata, linking Karis to Helsinki, was approved in 1897 and opened for traffic in 1902–1903.

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Terminus: Helsinki Central Railway Station connecting line: Helsinki–Riihimäki railway · direction: east
Turku Central railway station connecting line: Turku–Toijala railway, Turku–Uusikaupunki railway · direction: west
Track gauge: 1524 mm track gauge
Operator: Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency(since 2010) reason for preferred rank: currently valid value
Finnish State Railways(until 1995)
Finnish Rail Administration(1995–2009)
Type of electrification: 25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification(since 1994)
Length: 195.8 km
Opened: 1902
Route diagram template: Template:Rantarata
Owned by: Finland
Maintained by: Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency

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