Riihimäki–Tampere railway

Riihimäki–Tampere railway
Overview
Termini	Riihimäki Tampere
Stations	10
Operation
Opened	1862 (Riihimäki–Hämeenlinna) 1876 (Hämeenlinna–Tampere)
Technical
Line length	116 km (72.08 mi)
Number of tracks	Double
Track gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)
Electrification	25 kV @ 50 Hz
Operating speed	200 km/h (120 mph)
Route map Tampere–Seinäjoki railway (Seinäjoki) Tampere–Pori railway 116.0 Tampere Tampere–Haapamäki railway 94.4 Lempäälä 82.8 Viiala Toijala–Valkeakoski railway 75.8 Toijala 57.8 Iittala 44.3 Parola 36.1 Hämeenlinna 22.5 Turenki 9.3 Ryttylä Riihimäki–Lahti railway 0.0 Riihimäki Helsinki–Riihimäki railway (Helsinki)

Riihimäki–Tampere railway is a railway running between the Riihimäki railway station and the Tampere railway station in Finland. The line between Riihimäki and Hämeenlinna was opened in 1862 as a part of the Finland's first railway between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, and the line beteween Riihimäki and Tampere in 1876.^[1]

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1. ↑ "Finland - Railway History". 4rail.net. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2017.