Turku–Toijala railway#Services
{{Short description|Railway line in Finland}}
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The Turku–Toijala railway ({{langx|fi|Turku–Toijala-rata}}, {{langx|sv|Åbo–Toijala-banan}}) is a 1,524 mm (5 ft) railway in Finland. Running through the regions of Southwest Finland, Kanta-Häme and Pirkanmaa, it connects the junction stations of Turku and Toijala in the southwest–northeast direction.{{cite book |last=Iltanen |first=Jussi |title=Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat |language=fi |isbn=978-951-593-214-3 |publisher=Karttakeskus |year=2010}}{{cite book |author= |title=Railway Network Statement 2022 |url=https://julkaisut.vayla.fi/pdf12/vj_2020-52eng_vs2022_web.pdf |location= |publisher=Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency |page= |date=30 June 2021 |isbn=978-952-317-812-0 |access-date=21 August 2021 }}
History
Around the time of the completion of the Helsinki–Hämeenlinna railway – the first of its kind in Finland – planning its extensions towards the south to Turku and north to Tampere became relevant. The northern terminus of the former route was subject to debate; in time, the village of Toijala was chosen as a compromise. The two branches were inaugurated at the same time, on 22 June 1876.
Services
VR Group operates long-distance services with InterCity and Pendolino type rolling stock on the line. All of these services call in Loimaa and Humppila on their route.[https://assets.ctfassets.net/gshi3wijcp49/UiVo15UoY7RWz4INHfPlJ/f5767ff2e974edca05a8cda9da7c3761/VR_Aikataulutaulukot_16-08-2021_11-12-2021_v210622.pdf VR long-distance traffic timetable for the period 16 August−11 December 2021]
References
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External links
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Category:Railway lines in Finland