Iisalmi railway station
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Iisalmi Idensalmi | |
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| VR station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Savonkatu 32, 74100 Iisalmi |
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Agency |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground station |
| Architect | Bruno Granholm |
| History | |
| Opened | 1902 |
Iisalmi railway station (Finnish: Iisalmen rautatieasema, Swedish: Idensalmi järnvägsstation) is located in Iisalmi, Finland. The station is operated by VR.
The Finnish Heritage Agency has classified Iisalmi railway station as a nationally significant built cultural environment.[1][2]
Iisalmi railway station was opened on July 1, 1902 as the expansion of the Savonia railway from Kuopio to Iisalmi was opened. The wooden station building designed by architect Bruno Granholm was completed in 1902.[1] The building was first expanded in 1904, as the rail connection to Kajaani was opened, and later in 1925 and 1930.[1]
The rail connection from Iisalmi further north up to Kajaani was opened in 1904. A railway track from the railway station to the local harbour was opened in 1907.[1][2] Iisalmi became a junction station in 1925 as the Iisalmi–Ylivieska railway line was opened.[1]
In December 2006 the electrification of the railway between Iisalmi and Oulu was completed.[3]
Services
Iisalmi is served by all long-distance services that travel via the Savonia railway from Helsinki to Kajaani and Oulu as well as by regional train services to Ylivieska.[4]
