Niirala-raja

Niirala-raja is a level crossing in Tohmajärvi, Keski-Karjala, North Karelia. Niirala-raja is situated nearby to the village Vyartsilya, as well as near the town Värtsilä.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Niirala railway station and Niirala.

Niirala railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ppntori, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Niirala railway station is situated 1½ km west of Niirala-raja.

The international border between Finland and Russia is 1,340 km long and runs approximately north to south, mostly through taiga forests and sparsely populated rural areas. Niirala is situated 1 km west of Niirala-raja.

Värtsilä Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Värtsilä Church is situated 3½ km northwest of Niirala-raja.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vyartsilya and Värtsilä.

Vyartsilya

Village

Photo: Avsolov, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vyartsilya is an urban locality under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Sortavala in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located near the border with Finland, 256 kilometers west of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. Vyartsilya is situated 3½ km east of Niirala-raja.

Värtsilä

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Värtsilä is a former municipality of Finland. It merged with Tohmajärvi in 2005. It included the international border crossing between Niirala and Vyartsilya. Värtsilä is situated 3½ km north of Niirala-raja.

Niirala-raja

Type: Level crossing
Also known as: “Niirala rajalinja”
Category: transportation
Location: Tohmajärvi, Keski-Karjala, North Karelia, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.17038° or 62° 10′ 13″ north

Longitude

30.63216° or 30° 37′ 56″ east

Elevation

74 metres (243 feet)

UIC ID

1000445

Open location code

9GJG5JCJ+5V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2870749674

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=level_crossing

GeoNames ID

11978410

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