1998 Suonenjoki Rail Collision
Timeline of events The InterCity train 72 en route from Iisalmi to Helsinki via Kouvola was scheduled to pass freight train 2051 in Airaksela, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Suonenjoki. On the day of the accident the freight train was running 30 minutes late, and the train dispatcher was planning to stop the InterCity train on […]