Protected building

Kontiomäen rautatieasema-alue

Paltamo

Why visit

Kontiomäki is a broad junction where the lines from Kajaani toward Taivalkoski and from Oulu toward Joensuu meet. Built up in many stages, the area still serves both passenger and freight traffic.

Look for: Notice the station restaurant in its own building beside the mansard-roofed station house, still in use; at the southern end of the area rise the engine shed and the water tower.

About this site

Kontiomäki is the junction station for the railway lines running northward from Kajaani to Taivalkoski and from Oulu to Joensuu. The extensive and diverse station area has been built in several phases. Kontiomäki station serves both passenger and freight traffic. Next to the mansard-roofed station building is a station restaurant in its own building, still in use as a restaurant.

In addition, the station area contains an extensive railway workers' residential area with outbuildings, as well as an office and a goods warehouse. The locomotive shed and water tower, which are an essential part of the station area, are situated at the southern end of the station area. Around the station area's surroundings there are several railway workers' residential buildings, a large proportion of which are in private ownership.

Official description (Museovirasto) — machine-translated from Finnish