Joensuu railway station
Railway station in Joensuu, Finland
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Joensuu railway station (in Finnish: Joensuun rautatieasema) is located in Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland. The station was opened in 1894.
LocationItäranta 12
80100 Joensuu
Coordinates62°36′00″N 029°46′35″E
SystemVR station
Owned byFinnish Transport Agency
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| Location | Itäranta 12 80100 Joensuu | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 62°36′00″N 029°46′35″E | ||||||||||||||
| System | VR station | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Agency | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | ground station | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1894 | ||||||||||||||
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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,[1] but as of 2019 is still in service.
Passenger trains to Helsinki are mainly operated by InterCity carriages or Pendolino units.
Departure tracks
Joensuu railway station has three platform tracks. Track 2 is currently unused by passenger trains.
- Track 1 is used by long-distance trains to Helsinki.
- Track 3 is used by railbus services both to Pieksämäki and to Nurmes.
See also
- VR (Finnish Railways)
- Joensuu Airport
External links
Media related to Joensuu railway station at Wikimedia Commons- VR
- VR – Joensuu station
