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SAVON-RADAN railway stations INDEX
Click on the alphabetical list at the left to see more about the different railway stations between Kouvola and Pieksämäki. The information will be published and updated as soon as there is (new) material. The map of the Finnish railway in 1905 shows the large number of railway stations that has been built during the first 50 years. Railways have been an important innovative regional character and the construction of the railroad through isolated rural regions has connected the hinterland of Finland with the economic center in the South. The railway has had an important influence on rural villages as they were isolated and have had even their own time. The railway created a uniform time in whole Finland.
In 1885 274 kilometers of the Savo line (Finnish Savon rata) was
commissioned, connecting Kouvola (on the St. Petersburg line)
through different stations to Kuopio , the line was open by 1889.
These days villages have lost this source and most of the economic activity has moved to bigger centers. During the years the vital social power of small village communities is lost through the disappearance of public transport, shops, banks, post offices, schools and health care centers, now these services are all concentrated in cities. At the beginning of the 21st century, a new interest in these empty and unused buildings started and since then many of them are in the hands of individuals, groups and different kind of organizations. This has initiated a development which prepares these valuable buildings into new functions. Through their central location it is inviting to set up activities for the local community and to start a revival of the local spirit. The users of the stations of the SAVON RADAN ryhmä have all a different content, but they have in common an independent attitude and a strong believe in new and alternative concepts to develop activities in different fields. The participants are separate collected and published in a list on the page 'participants'.
Below all the railway stations has there has been build. The
increasing of the speed of the trains is one of the reasons that the
trains did not stop longer at all the stations. The reducing of the
number of passengers is another reason to close the stations. In
2014 only 5 (out of 35) stations are still in use as
possibility for passenger traffic. More stations are planned to be
closed in the future.
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