Kemijärvi railway station

Kemijärvi railway station is a railway station located in

In September 2006, the station was closed when the direct overnight train service between Kemijärvi and Helsinki was controversially withdrawn, with VR stating that its new

The railway extends beyond Kemijärvi to Salla, but the segment between Isokylä and Salla was closed in December 2012. There are plans, however, to reopen the line and continue it all the way to Murmansk as the Northeast Passage opens to traffic.^{[citation needed]}

The station building in Kemijärvi, a centrally heated brick structure with a total volume of 2,200 cubic metres (78,000 cu ft), was constructed in 1954–55. Its rooms originally intended for use by passenger services include a waiting room, café and post office; its staff amenities include a pair of offices and personal rooms for use by the train dispatcher and stationmaster, a break room, and an apartment for use by a janitor. The building bears a resemblance to that of Rovaniemi, built earlier in 1952–53.^[4]

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