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Hanhikivi Guide 2015

19 Accessibility of the area Distances to Hanhikivi Location Distance Travel time Pyhäjoki 13 km 10 min Raahe 23 km 20 min Kalajoki 42 km 30 min Oulainen 52 km 45 min Ylivieska 81 km 65 min Oulu 96 km 75 min Kokkola 108 km 85 min Suomen Tiestötieto Oy There are several alternative routes from Ylivieska to Hanhikivi. The table shows a route using highways 27 and 8 that special transport can use. Raahe and Pulkkila. Highway E75 travels south to north through Finland from Helsinki to Oulu, further to Utsjoki, and then all the way to the Norwegian side of the border. Finnish road network portal.liikennevirasto.fi/sivu/www/e/ transport_network/roads/road_numbers Road network The road network is comprehensive and in good condition. Highway 8 acts as the main north-south route for special transport. Its traffic density is approximately 10,000 vehicles a day, maximum. Important cross connections include Highway 27 between Kalajoki and Iisalmi, Highway 28 between Kokkola and Kajaani, and Main Road 88 between Rail traffic The main north-south railway travels the route Oulu– Ruukki–Vihanti–Oulainen–Ylivieska–Kokkola, and it also serves the ports along the cost and eastbound connections all the way to Russia. Eastbound trains include connections from Oulu and Ylivieska to the Vartius border crossing station and to southeast Finland via Riihimäki to the Vaalimaa border crossing station. There is an electrified railway for goods traffic to Raahe, which separates from the main railway at Tuomioja. Finland and Russia have the same rail gauge, so rail transport can be arranged all the way to the eastern coast of Russia. The Ostrobothnian railway is undergoing a general overhaul, which will increase the axle load of goods traffic to 25 tons. In passenger traffic, travel speeds


Hanhikivi Guide 2015
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