Savonia railway

Savonia railway
Savonia railway
	A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge north of Kuopio
Overview
Status	Open
Owner	Finnish government
Locale	Kymenlaakso; South Savo; North Savo
Termini	Kouvola; Iisalmi;
Service
Operator(s)	VR Group
History
Opened	1 October 1889
Technical
Line length	357.8 km (222.3 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)
Electrification	25 kV @ 50 Hz

The Savonia railway (Finnish: Savon rata; Swedish: Savolaxbanan) is a five-foot-gauge (1,524 mm) railway in Finland. Beginning at Kouvola, it connects southern Finland with the eastern regions of South Savo and North Savo via the cities of Pieksämäki, Kuopio and Iisalmi.^[1]^[2]

^ Iltanen, Jussi (2010). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). Karttakeskus. ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
^ Railway Network Statement 2022 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 30 June 2021. ISBN 978-952-317-812-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2021.