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The ''Lapponia'' was an express passenger train operated by the Finnish State Railways, the predecessor of the current national rail traffic operator VR Group. The ''Lapponia'' trains operated on a direct route from Oulu via Seinäjoki and Tampere to Helsinki. Southbound ''Lapponia'' trains departed from Oulu at 7:00am, arriving in Helsinki at approximately 2:00pm. The returning northbound train left Helsinki at 4:00pm, arriving in Oulu at 10:45pm. The ''Lapponia'' express train service began in 1974 as a fast and direct connection between Oulu and the nation's capital. In the beginning the trains had a maximum allowed speed of 120 kilometers per hour (74.5 miles per hour), but it was increased to 140 km/h (87.0 mph) in sections where the electrification was completed. The ''Lapponia'' trains ran under that name until 1994 when Finnish State Railways discontinued the use of train-specific naming. More or less the same time express passenger trains were superseded by intercity train service. ==Scheduled stops for ''Lapponia'' trains in 1987== The northbound ''Lapponia'' train (numbered ''EP 57'') running on Helsinki–Oulu route stopped in 1987 at following stations: * Helsinki Central (the train originated at Ilmala yard) * Tampere * Seinäjoki * Kauhava * Bennäs (Pännäinen) * Kokkola * Kannus * Ylivieska * Oulainen * Vihanti * Oulu, where the trains terminated The southbound ''Lapponia'' train (numbered ''EP 50'') running on Oulu–Helsinki route stopped also at railway stations in Parkano and Hämeenlinna.〔Suomen kulkuneuvot 1987〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lapponia (train)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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