Another familiar location. The railway station, which shut its doors back in 2006 and is threatened to be run over by a motorway. Photos from 2021 can be found here. I’ve come to see, if anything has changed. Probably the condition of the place has gotten worse, but I have no high hopes getting in.Continue reading “Just Passing By Like The Trains”
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Still Trainless
The chase for an open railway station continues. Today’s edition has already been featured back in 2022. It seems, that it has been built along the same drawings as the previous one, but has not been enlarged. The station infrastructure is also gone. There’s just the building left. This building is in way better conditionContinue reading “Still Trainless”
The Train Still Wouldn’t Stop
Yet another railway station along the same track as the others. Opened in the 1880’s along with the others, passenger traffic ended in 1983 and the station was entirely closed in 1988. Unlike the others, which still seem to be in a sensible condition, this one is starting to be fairly rotten. No luck hereContinue reading “The Train Still Wouldn’t Stop”
Trying To Rail It Again
My adventures through the all too familiar locations I had visited numerous times, had now taken me to one of the many railway stations in the area. They were all looking pretty much abandoned, but a part of them might still have some technology related to railway operations, as they were kept in some shape.Continue reading “Trying To Rail It Again”
The Worst Of Railway Architecture
The summer and the holidays ended. I was back at work and was preparing a business trip to Kouvola to cover an article about a railroad project improving the railroad between Kouvola and Kotka. I was supposed to go by car. When I started, something was off. I realized, that I had a flat tire.Continue reading “The Worst Of Railway Architecture”
Three Of Many
Well, well, well, what do we have in here? Passenger traffic here ended in 1991 and goods traffic in 2022. Time and vandals haven’t treated treated this one as well as the previous two stations. Again the details were really beautiful. But again. I still wonder why these have been installed years after the useContinue reading “Three Of Many”
Two Of Many
After the previous railway station – a second railway station. This one was built in the 1880’s like the previous one, but survived for a little longer in passenger use – until 1990. The architect was the same one as with the previous station. This one was also in a very good condition considering itsContinue reading “Two Of Many”
No Hope Of Catching A Train
Welcome to yet another small, rural Finnish village with a railway station. There are dozens if not hundreds of them. Trains haven’t stopped here since 1988, when large scale local traffic ended in most parts of Finland apart from some of the busiest connections down south. The thing that puzzles me is the air-source heatContinue reading “No Hope Of Catching A Train”
Exploring With A High School Friend Part II
Next we went looking for an ordinary one family house, which my friend had spotted on her walks around the town. Unfortunately it had been demolished, but as we were making our way back to my car after trying to find it, we found something completely different. A bunker of some sort. There were noContinue reading “Exploring With A High School Friend Part II”
A Guide To Karelia Part I
I’ve started to become famous among my friends for my tours around Finland and countless explorations in strange locations. They often ask me for tips for their own roadtrips nowadays. One of my friends asked for an even more comprehensive adventure. She told me that she wanted to go on a roadtrip to Northern Karelia,Continue reading “A Guide To Karelia Part I”