Savonlinnan rautatieasema

Savonlinna, Etelä-Savo, Finland

The record

Type: Nationally significant built cultural environment (RKY)
Elements (as the agency lists them): liikenteenrakennus, työväen asuintalo
Character (as the agency lists it): kaupunki
Municipality: Savonlinna
Region: Etelä-Savo
Country: Finland
Coordinates: 61.87380, 28.87302
Pin: Placed by TreeAlive at the centre of the largest area the agency maps
RKY number: 1444

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The Finnish Heritage Agency's description

Kuvaus

Savonlinnan rautatieasema on alun perin Savon ja Karjalan yhdistävän, Savonlinnasta Elisenvaaraan rakennetun radan asema. Kokonaisuuteen kuuluu asemarakennuksen lisäksi asuinrakennuksia sekä Asemapuisto.

Asema sijaitsee Haapaveden rannalla, Olavinkadulta erkanevan Asemantien varrella. Kaksinkertaisen lehmusrivin reunustama katu päättyy asemarakennukseen. Asemarakennuksen lisäksi alueella sijaitsevat asemapäällikön (1907) ja ratamestarin (1910) talot pihapiireineen. Asemarakennus vuodelta 1907 on Bruno Granholmin suunnittelema. Nykyasu on muutosten jäljiltä yksityiskohdista riisuttu.

Historia

Elisenvaaran ja Savonlinnan välinen rata rakennettiin 1904-1906. Radan valmistumisen jälkeen oli mahdollista matkustaa Savon sydämestä suoraan Viipuriin. Jatkoyhteydet Pieksämäelle ja Varkauteen valmistuivat 1914.

Rautatien rakentaminen vesistöjen rikkomaan Savonlinnan kaupunkiin oli vaativa tehtävä. Radan piti ylittää syvä ja leveä Kyrönsalmi, kulkea kallioisen vanhan kaupungin läpi ja ylittää Haapasalmi. Rautatie ei myöskään saanut aiheuttaa haittaa sisävesiliikenteelle. Kyrönsalmen silta koostuu neljästä eri jaksosta. Siltaan tehtiin muutostöitä 1968.

Toisen maailmansodan jälkeinen uusi rajalinja aiheutti tarpeen uuden ratayhteyden rakentamiseen. Simpeleen ja Parikkalan kautta kulkeva rataosuus avattiin 1949.

Asema-alueelle rakennettiin kerrostaloja 2000-luvun alussa. Aiemmin se oli monipuolinen, pääosin 1907-1910 rakennettu rautatieläisten asuinalue.

English translation (from the Finnish)

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Description

Savonlinna railway station was originally the station of the line built from Savonlinna to Elisenvaara, linking Savo and Karelia. The complex includes, in addition to the station building, residential buildings and the Asemapuisto.

The station is located on the shore of Haapavesi, along Asemantie, which branches off Olavinkatu. The street, lined by a double row of lime trees, ends at the station building. In addition to the station building, the area contains the houses of the stationmaster (1907) and the track foreman (1910), with their yards. The station building dating from 1907 was designed by Bruno Granholm. Its present form, following alterations, has been stripped of much of its detail.

History

The line between Elisenvaara and Savonlinna was built in 1904-1906. Once the line was completed, it became possible to travel directly from the heart of Savo to Viipuri. Extensions to Pieksämäki and Varkaus were completed in 1914.

Building a railway into the town of Savonlinna, which is broken up by waterways, was a demanding task. The line had to cross the deep and wide Kyrönsalmi, pass through the rocky old town, and cross Haapasalmi. The railway also could not be allowed to hinder inland water traffic. The Kyrönsalmi bridge consists of four separate sections. Alterations were made to the bridge in 1968.

The new border line after the Second World War made a new rail connection necessary. The section running via Simpele and Parikkala was opened in 1949.

Apartment blocks were built in the station area at the beginning of the 21st century. Previously it was a varied residential area for railway workers, built mainly in 1907-1910.

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