Classic route
Haapamäki–Seinäjoki railway
Haapamäki → Seinäjoki · Finland
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The middle section of the old Tampere–Vaasa railway of 1882, still carrying the diesel run west from the junction at Haapamäki.
Stations
- 0 kmHaapamäki
- 12 kmPihlajavesi
- 33 kmMyllymäki
- 38 kmEläinpuisto-Zoo
- 46 kmÄhtäri
- 67 kmTuuri
- 73 kmAlavus
- 117 kmSeinäjoki
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 7444971 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: VR — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Haapamäki–Seinäjoki railway?
The Haapamäki–Seinäjoki railway runs 117 km from Haapamäki to Seinäjoki.
How long does the Haapamäki–Seinäjoki railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 39 min for the 117 km. That is an average of 71 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the Haapamäki–Seinäjoki railway?
VR.
How old is the Haapamäki–Seinäjoki railway?
The line has been in service since 1882. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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