Savonlinna railway station
The Savonlinna railway station is located in the town of Savonlinna, Finland. It is located along the, and its only neighboring station is Pääskylahti in the west.
History
As the Savonlinna–Elisenvaara railway was built, the Savonlinna station was placed on the western outskirts of the town; this stemmed from the town center's location on small, splintered islands on the lake Saimaa, and it could not accommodate a large rail yard. To alleviate the effects of the issue on passenger transport, the Koululahti halt was opened on the north side of the town center on 15 October 1935. In 1944, the station was elevated to the status of a staffed halt, and in 1955, it was renamed Savonlinna-Kauppatori, highlighting its location in the middle of the town.Due to the rebuilding of a section of near Savonlinna, the directly adjacent part of the Huutokoski-Parikkala railway had to be moved as well. On 12 December 2012, the Savonlinna-Kauppatori halt as well as the central railway station of Savonlinna were closed. During this interim period, the newly reopened station of Pääskylahti became the terminus of the regional trains from Parikkala. On 16 June 2012, Savonlinna-Kauppatori became the new terminus of the passenger services on the line, and was renamed Savonlinna, coinciding with the old central station being closed permanently.
Savonlinna became a de facto terminus of the Huutokoski–Parikkala line after the Laitaatsalmi bridge was dismantled in 2015.