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The Hyrynsalmi – Kuusamo railway line was built by the German Wehrmacht in the middle of Finland near the Soviet border.
History
After Hyrynsalmi got a railway connection in 1939, the Wehrmacht tried to reach the city of Kuusamo 178 km away during World War II. A Heeresfeldbahn was built in the gauge of 750 mm. Operations started on September 3, 1942. Just two years later, with the advance of the Soviet Army, operations had to be closed again. In 1948 the tracks were dismantled.
In the years 1956–1961 a railway line in Russian broad gauge was built between Hyrynsalmi and Taivalkoski, which mostly shared the old route as far as Korvua. This railway line has only been partially in operation since 2004 (up to Trennungsbahnhof Pesiökylä).
Gallery
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Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-107-1311-33, Nordeuropa, Feldbahn im Schnee, Lokomotive
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Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-107-1312-20, Nordeuropa, Feldbahn im Schnee
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Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-107-1311-24, Nordeuropa, Feldbahn im Schnee, Lokomotive
Literature
- Lars Westerlund: Saksan vankileirit Suomessa ja raja-alueilla 1941-1944 , Helsinki: Tammi, 2008, ISBN 978-951314277-3.
- DVD "Kuolemanrata". A film by Timo Koivisto, Nimbus-Filmi, 1999.
External links
- Info at www.taivalkoski.fi (Finnish)
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