The Viiala railway station (Finnish: Viialan rautatieasema, Swedish: Viiala järnvägsstation) is located in the town of Akaa (formerly the municipality of Viiala), Finland, in the urban area and district of Viiala. It is located along the Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and its neighboring stations are Lempäälä in the north and Toijala in the south.
Viiala | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Rautatienkatu, 37830 Viiala, Akaa Finland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°12′45″N 023°46′12″E / 61.21250°N 23.77000°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | VR Group | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Riihimäki–Tampere railway | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Via | |||||||||||||||
| Classification | Halt[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 June 1876[2] | |||||||||||||||
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| 2008 | 39,000 [3] | |||||||||||||||
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Services
editViiala is served by VR commuter rail line R on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Tampere, as well as line M on the route Toijala–Tampere–Nokia. Southbound trains toward Toijala, Riihimäki and Helsinki use track 1, while northbound trains toward Tampere and Nokia use track 2.
References
edit- ^ Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4.
- ^ Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
- ^ Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
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