Jokela railway station

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Jokela
Jokela
VR station
Jokela Railway Station.jpg
Station statistics
Address Asemanraitti, 05400 Jokela
Lines R, H, T
Structure ground station
Platforms 2
Other information
Owned by Finnish Transport Agency

Jokela railway station (Finnish: Jokelan rautatieasema, Swedish: Jokela järnvägsstation) is located in Tuusula, Finland, 48 km to the north of Helsinki Central railway station. It is situated between the stations of Nuppulinna and Hyvinkää

The station serves the R, H and T commuter rail lines between Helsinki and the Riihimäki terminus to the north.

The station was the scene of the Jokela rail accident (pictured) on 21 April, 1996, in which four people were killed after a train derailed in heavy fog.

Jokela rail crash
Preceding station   VR commuter rail   Following station
H
toward Riihimäki
T
toward Riihimäki
R
toward Riihimäki

Coordinates: 60°33′11″N 24°58′14″E / 60.55306°N 24.97056°E / 60.55306; 24.97056

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