Classic route
Parikkala–Savonlinna railway
Parikkala → Savonlinna · Finland
The Savonlinna line was built from Elisenvaara on the Karelian railway: Punkaharju was reached in November 1906 and the whole line on 1 February 1908; the junction it started from is now in Russia.
- Distance
- 32 km
- Fastest time
- 32 min
- Average speed
- 60 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmPunkaharju
- 6 kmLusto
- 8 kmRetretti
- 20 kmKerimäki
- 30 kmPääskylahti
- 32 kmSavonlinna
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 14126023: 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 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 741
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Parikkala–Savonlinna railway?
The Parikkala–Savonlinna railway runs 32 km from Parikkala to Savonlinna.
How long does the Parikkala–Savonlinna railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 32 min for the 32 km. That is an average of 60 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Parikkala–Savonlinna railway?
VR, with R 741.
How old is the Parikkala–Savonlinna railway?
The line has been in service since 1908. 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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