Tunnel of Pönttövuori - Metsolahti, Finland
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N 62° 14.407 E 026° 05.000
35V E 452366 N 6901267
Abandoned Railwaytunnel of Pönttövuori - Metsolahti, Finland
Waymark Code: WM9848
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 07/12/2010
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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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