Tunnel of Pönttövuori - Metsolahti, Finland - Abandoned Train Tunnels on Waymarking.com

This old, 1223 m long,tunnel is located in Metsolahti close to new Jyväskylä-Pieksämäki railroad.

Jyväskylä-Pieksämäki railroad connected Finland´s Savo and Pohjanmaa railroads (north-south). The decision to build this connection was made in 1912, but difficult terrain and the World War I delayed the work so that the railroad was not opened to public transportation until November 1918. During the Civil War of Finland in early 1918 the Jyväskylä-Pieksämäki railroad served as a backbone to the “white” troops, connecting battlefields of Häme and Savo-Karjala. The railroad and especially the old Pönttövuori tunnel were heavily guarded during the War.

Electric trains needed a higher and wider tunnel, so in 1995 an economical solution was to build a new, 1421 m long tunnel close by the old one.

Construction: Natural - No lining Condition: Good Rail Status: No Current status: Abandoned & Visitable Original Use: Passenger Train The "Other End": N 62° 14.478 W 026° 03.583 Tunnel Length: 4,013.00 Suggested Parking Area: N 62° 14.400 W 026° 05.100 Terrain: Date Built: 1912-1918 Date Abandoned: 1995 Website: Not listed

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