Järvenpää railway station
60°28′26″N 25°5′25″E / 60.47389°N 25.09028°E
Järvenpää Träskända | |
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VR station | |
General information | |
Location | Asema-aukio 1, 04400 Järvenpää |
Owned by | Finnish Transport Agency |
Line(s) | D, R, T |
Platforms | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | ground station |
Accessible | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1862 |
Järvenpää railway station (Finnish: Järvenpään rautatieasema, Swedish: Träskända järnvägsstation) is a railway station in Järvenpää about 37 kilometres (23 mi) north from Helsinki Central station. It is situated 200 metres (660 ft) northeast of the city centre on a small hill. It was one of the first railway stations in Finland. Local lines D, R, T and few rush hour trains stops at the station.
In 1999 the station building was moved approximately 25 m (82 ft) further away from the tracks.
The station has three platforms. Track 1 is for southbound trains, track 2 is for northbound non-stop-trains and the northbound local trains stops at platform 3. Tracks 2 and 3 form an island platform.
Next to the station is the Järvenpää taxi rank. Many local bus lines stops at the station. The bus station is 300 m (980 ft) north of the station.
External links
Media related to Järvenpää railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- VR (in Finnish)