The Simpele railway station (Finnish: Simpeleen rautatieasema, Swedish: Simpele järnvägsstation) is located in the municipality of Rautjärvi, Finland, in the urban area and municipal seat of Simpele. It is located along the Kouvola–Joensuu railway,[3] and its neighboring stations are Imatra in the west and Parikkala in the east.[4]
Simpele | |||||||||||
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| Location | Karjalantie 3170, 56800 Simpele, Rautjärvi Finland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°25′30″N 029°22′19″E / 61.42500°N 29.37194°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency | ||||||||||
| Operated by | VR Group | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kouvola–Joensuu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (with platforms) | ||||||||||
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| Architect | Thure Hellström | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Spl | ||||||||||
| Classification | Operating point[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1937 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 | 13,000[2] | ||||||||||
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Services
editSimpele is served by long-distance trains (InterCity and Pendolino) that use the Kouvola–Joensuu line as part of their route.[5]
External links
edit- Train departures and arrivals at Simpele on Finrail
References
edit- ^ Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4.
- ^ Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
- ^ Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
- ^ "Railway stations and routes". VR Group. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "VR timetable for the period August 10−October 24 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
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