Helsinki–Riihimäki railway

Helsinki–Riihimäki railway
Overview
Termini	Helsinki Riihimäki
Stations	22
Operation
Opened	1862
Technical
Line length	71.4 km (44.37 mi)
Number of tracks	Quadruple (Helsinki–Kerava) Double (Kerava–Riihimäki)
Track gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)
Electrification	25 kV @ 50 Hz
Operating speed	Helsinki–Pasila 80 km/h (50 mph) Pasila–Tikkurila 160 km/h (99 mph) Tikkurila–Riihimäki 200 km/h (120 mph)
Route map Riihimäki–Tampere railway (Tampere) Riihimäki–Lahti railway 71.3 Riihimäki Hyvinkää–Karis railway 58.6 Hyvinkää 47.9 Jokela 44.2 Nuppulinna 40.7 Purola 38.8 Saunakallio 36.8 Järvenpää 34.6 Ainola Kerava–Lahti railway Kerava–Porvoo railway 28.7 Kerava Kerava–Vuosaari railway 22.5 Korso 20.5 Rekola 19.3 Koivukylä Ring Rail Line 17.0 Hiekkaharju 15.7 Tikkurila 13.9 Puistola 12.5 Tapanila 10.7 Malmi 9.3 Pukinmäki 7.2 Oulunkylä 5.7 Käpylä Rantarata 3.1 Pasila 0.0 Helsinki

Helsinki–Riihimäki railway is a railway running between the Helsinki Central railway station and the Riihimäki railway station in Finland. It was opened in 1862 as a part of the Finland's first railway between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna.^[1] The Helsinki commuter rail system also runs by the Helsinki–Riihimäki railway.

References

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1. ↑ "Welcome to the Historical Museum of Riihimäki". Historical Museum of Riihimäki. Retrieved 10 March 2017.