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2018-07 |

Time for the first truck

The opening salvo has been fired and it is time for the first truck to make its journey from Kaunisvaara to the railway in Pitkäjärvi.

If you want to follow the first trucks on their maiden trip on 30 July you can see them passing the different villages mentioned below. Welcome, let’s go!

 

MONDAY 30 JULY
08:35 KAUNISVAARA MINE 08:40 KAUNISVAARA VILLAGE
08:55 AUTIO BRIDGE
08:58 ERKHEIKKI
09:04 PAJALA AIRPORT
09:09 PERÄJÄVAARA
09:15 ANTTIS
09:27 LOVIKKA
09:41 JUNOSUANDO
10:00 DEPARTURE FROM JUNOSUANDO
10:20 MASUGNSBYN
10:30 MERASJÄRVI
10:50 VITTANGI
11:15 JUNCTION E10-E45 (SVAPPAVAARA)
11:20 ARRIVAL PITKÄJÄRVI
(W SVAPPAVAARA)

 

Note that the above times are approximate.

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