Ainola railway station explained

Ainola
Type:VR station
Style:VR Group
Address:Horsmakatu 1, 04420
Borough:Kyrölä, Järvenpää
Country:Finland
Coordinates:60.457°N 25.1016°W
Owned:Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operator:VR Group
Line:Helsinki–Riihimäki
Platforms:2 side platforms
Structure:At-grade
Code:Ain
Classification:Part of split operating point (Järvenpää)[1]
Former:Ainola (until 1 June 2015)
Passengers:927 daily[2]
Pass Year:2015
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Mapframe-Zoom:13

Ainola railway station (Finnish: Ainolan rautatieasema, Swedish: Ainola järnvägsstation), formerly Kyrölä railway station,[3] is a Helsinki commuter rail station in the town of Järvenpää, Finland. The station is served by Helsinki commuter rail R- and T-line trains. Trains to Helsinki depart from track one and trains to Riihimäki depart from track two.

The station was renamed Ainola on 1 June 2015 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer Jean Sibelius.[4] Ainola was his and his wife Aino's home.[5] The walk from the station to Ainola takes around 20 minutes.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Railway Network Statement 2021 . Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency . 11 December 2020 . 978-952-317-744-4 . 5 February 2021 . 1 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001183729/https://julkaisut.vayla.fi/pdf12/vj_2019-46eng_vs2021_web.pdf . dead .
  2. Book: 2015 . Esiselvitys lähiliikenteen uusista seisakkeista Kerava–Riihimäki- ja Kerava–Lahti-väleillä . Helsinki . Finnish Transport Agency . 978-952-317-142-8 . 1 February 2021 . 30 . 5 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210205145443/https://julkaisut.vayla.fi/pdf8/lr_2015_lahiliikenteen_uudet_web.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Kyrölä-nimi muuntuu Ainolaksi | Keski-Uusimaa . www.keski-uusimaa.fi . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305024807/https://www.keski-uusimaa.fi/artikkeli/240425-kyrola-nimi-muuntuu-ainolaksi . 5 March 2016 . dead.
  4. Web site: 2015-07-08. Ainola railway station. 2020-07-26. Sibelius One. en-US.
  5. Web site: Ainola, Jean and Aino Sibelius' home. 2020-07-26. Visit Tuusulanjärvi.