Kera railway station

Railway station in Espoo, Finland

LocationKutojantie 17, 02630
Espoo
Finland

Coordinates60°12′58″N 24°45′14″E / 60.21611°N 24.75389°E / 60.21611; 24.75389

Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency

Operated byVR Group on behalf of HSL

Kera

Helsinki commuter rail station

General information

Location

Kutojantie 17, 02630
Espoo
Finland

Coordinates

60°12′58″N 24°45′14″E / 60.21611°N 24.75389°E / 60.21611; 24.75389

Owned by

Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency

Operated by

VR Group on behalf of HSL

Line(s)

Rantarata

Platforms

2 (side platforms)

Tracks

Other information

Station code

Kea

Fare zone

History

Opened

11 April 1946; 79 years ago (1946-04-11)

Passengers

2019

688,430^[1]

Services

Preceding station		Following station
Kilo towards Helsinki	U	Kauniainen towards Kirkkonummi
	L	Kauniainen towards Kirkkonummi
	E	Kauniainen towards Kauklahti

Location

Kera is a station on the Helsinki commuter rail network located in the neighborhood of the same name^[2] in the city of Espoo in Finland. It is situated between stations Kilo railway station and Kauniainen railway station. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the northwest/west of Helsinki Central railway station.

The station is named after a ceramics factory, which took in clay from a nearby field. The factory's names have included:

Viherlaakson kattotiili OY
Saviteollisuus OY
Grankullan Saviteollisuus OY
Kera OY (from 1936)

The factory's products have included flower pots, Finnish rooster-whistles, pans, trays, tea pots, ash trays and air moisturisers. Particular attention was paid to the usability and stackability of the items.

The factory's business ended in 1958 because of large fires, foreign import of cheap ceramics, the introduction of plastic, and the rise of Arabia as the largest ceramics factory in the Helsinki conurbation.

Departure tracks

Kera railway station has two platform tracks.

Track 1 is used by commuter trains U and L to Kirkkonummi and E to Kauklahti.
Track 2 is used by commuter trains U, L and E to Helsinki.

^[3]

References

↑ "Matkustajalaskenta - liikennepaikkojen matkustajamäärät - (summa)". tietopyynto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
↑ These days the webpages of Espoo define Kera as a separate neighborhood ("kaupunginosa-alue")
↑ Kera - Train Departures - Fintraffic, junalahdot.fi. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

v t e Railway stations in the region of Uusimaa, Finland
Helsinki–Riihimäki	Helsinki (Helsingfors) Pasila (Böle) Käpylä (Kottby) Oulunkylä (Åggelby) Pukinmäki (Bocksbacka) Malmi (Malm) Tapanila (Mosabacka) Puistola (Parkstad) Tikkurila (Dickursby) Hiekkaharju (Sandkulla) Koivukylä (Björkby) Rekola (Räckhals) Hanala (Hanaböle) Korso Vallinoja (Fallbäcken) Savio Kerava (Kervo) Kytömaa Ristinummi Ainola Järvenpää (Träskända) Saunakallio Purola Nuppulinna Huikko Jokela Takoja Palopuro Hyvinkää (Hyvinge) to Kanta-Häme (Monni, Riihimäki)
Helsinki–Turku	Helsinki (Helsingfors) Pasila (Böle) Ilmala Huopalahti (Hoplax) Valimo (Gjuteriet) Pitäjänmäki (Sockenbacka) Mäkkylä Leppävaara (Alberga) Kilo Kera Kauniainen (Grankulla) Koivuhovi (Björkgård) Tuomarila (Domsby) Espoo (Esbo) Pelto (Åker) Kauklahti (Köklax) Mankki (Mankby) Luoma (Bobäck) Masala (Masaby) Jorvas Tolsa (Tolls) Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt) Vuohimäki (Getberg) Kela (Käla) Siuntio (Sjundeå) Käkelä (Göks) Solberg (Päivölä) Tyris Täkter (Tähtelä) Ingå (Inkoo) Grundsjö (Kaunislahti) Karis (Karjaa) Billnäs (Pinjainen) Skuru (Pohjankuru) Fiskars (Fiskari) Skogböle (Kuovila) to Southwest Finland (Salo, Turku)
Ring Rail Line	Huopalahti (Hoplax) Pohjois-Haaga (Norra Haga) Kannelmäki (Gamlas) Malminkartano (Malmgård) Myyrmäki (Myrbacka) Louhela (Klippsta) Martinlaakso (Mårtensdal) Vantaankoski (Vandaforsen) Vehkala (Veckal) Petas Kivistö Lapinkylä (Lappböle) Viinikkala (Vinikby) Aviapolis Airport (Lentoasema/Flygplatsen) Ruskeasanta (Rödsand) Leinelä (Lejle)
Lahti Direct Line	Kerava (Kervo) Haarajoki Mäntsälä to Päijät-Häme (Henna, Lahti)
Karis–Hanko	Karis (Karjaa) Raseborg (Raasepori) Dragsvik Ekenäs (Tammisaari) Skogby Lappohja (Lappvik) Santala (Sandö) Dynamiittivaihde (Dynamitväxeln) Hanko Northern (Hanko Pohjoinen/Hangö Norra) Hanko (Hangö)
Hyvinkää–Karis	Hyvinkää (Hyvinge) Viertola Noppo Rajamäki Kiljava Röykkä Korpi Selki Otalampi Ojakkala Nummela Muijala Lohja (Lojo) Tytyri Keskilohja Virkkala (Virkby) Kirkniemi (Gerknäs) Svartå (Mustio) Mjölbolsta (Meltola) Karis (Karjaa)
Kerava–Porvoo	Kerava (Kervo) Ahjo Talma (Tallmo) Martinkylä (Mårtensby) Nikkilä (Nickby) Linnanpelto (Borgby) Anttila (Andersböle) Hinthaara (Hindhår) Haksi (Hax) Kiiala (Kiala) Porvoo (Borgå) Porvoon keskusta (Borgå centrum) Sköldvik (Kilpilahti)
Lahti–Loviisa	to Päijät-Häme (Orimattila, Lahti) Myrskylä (Mörskom) Lapinjärvi (Lappträsk) Loviisa (Lovisa) Loviisa Harbour (Loviisan satama/Lovisa hamn)
Names in italics indicate planned or closed stations.

Commuter rail in southern Finland

Helsinki commuter rail
VR commuter rail

HSL region														M	R
VR region																Nokia
VR/Nysse region																Tesoma
VR/Kymenlaakso region																Tampere C
																Lempäälä	G		Z		O
= Helsinki commuter rail																Viiala						Lahti
= VR commuter rail																Toijala		Herrala				Villähde
														M		Iittala		Järvelä				Nastola
														D		Parola		Lappila		Henna		Uusikylä
																Hämeenlinna		Mommila				Kausala
																Turenki		Oitti				Koria
													T			Ryttylä		Hikiä		Mäntsälä		Kouvola
	Y																	Riihimäki				Myllykoski
Siuntio		U	L													Hyvinkää	G					Inkeroinen
Kirkkonummi																Jokela				Haarajoki		Tavastila
Tolsa																Saunakallio						Kymi
Jorvas						Martinlaakso					Vantaankoski					Järvenpää						Kyminlinna
Masala				E		Louhela					Vehkala	K				Ainola						Paimenportti
Kauklahti						Myyrmäki					Kivistö									Kerava		Kotka
Espoo						Malminkartano					Aviapolis									Savio		Kotka Port
Tuomarila						Kannelmäki					Airport									Korso	O
Koivuhovi						Pohjois-Haaga					Leinelä									Rekola
Kauniainen																				Koivukylä
Kera																				Hiekkaharju
Kilo					A															Tikkurila
Leppävaara																				Puistola
Mäkkylä																				Tapanila
Pitäjänmäki																				Malmi
Valimo																				Pukinmäki
Huopalahti																				Oulunkylä
Ilmala																				Käpylä
Pasila																				Pasila
Helsinki C																				Helsinki C
	Y	U	L	E	A		P	I	I	P		K	T	D	R				Z
= train stops at station = train stops at station in the marked direction only = train passes station without stopping = train bypasses station Bold = Terminus / interchange with other modes of public transport

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