Joensuu railway station

Joensuu
VR station
Joensuu railway station
General information
Location	Itäranta 12 80100 Joensuu
Coordinates	62°36′00″N 029°46′35″E
Owned by	Finnish Transport Agency
Construction
Structure type	ground station
History
Opened	1894
Services
Preceding station   Finnish Railways   Following station Template:VR stations toward Template:VR stations Template:VR lines Terminus Template:VR stations toward Template:VR stations Template:VR lines Terminus

VR class Dv12 diesel locomotive at Joensuu station, having just arrived with a train from Pieksämäki

Preserved VR steam locomotive at Joensuu station

Joensuu railway station (in Finnish: Joensuun rautatieasema) is located in Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland. The station was opened in 1894.

The station is served by passenger trains to Helsinki (via Lappeenranta, Kouvola and Lahti), Nurmes and Pieksämäki. The line to Helsinki via Lappeenranta is electrified, all other routes are operated by diesel hauled trains. The passenger train service to Nurmes was originally to close in 2016, but as of 2019 is still in service.

Passenger trains to Helsinki are mainly operated by InterCity or double-deck InterCity 2 carriages hauled by VR Class Sr1 locomotives or by Pendolino units.

See also

• VR (Finnish Railways)

External links

Media related to Joensuu railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• VR
• VR – Joensuu station