Jokela railway station explained

Jokela
Type:VR station
Style:VR Group
Address:Asemanraitti
Borough:Jokela, Tuusula
Country:Finland
Coordinates:60.5531°N 24.9706°W
Line:Helsinki–Riihimäki railway
Structure:ground station
Platform:3
Code:Jk
Owned:Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Passengers:1,876 daily[1]
Pass Year:2015
Map State:collapsed
Map Type:Finland Uusimaa#Finland
Map Dot Label:Jokela

Jokela railway station (fi|Jokelan rautatieasema, sv|Jokela järnvägsstation) is located along the Finnish Main Line in Tuusula, Finland, 48 km to the north of Helsinki Central railway station. It is situated between the stations of Nuppulinna and Hyvinkää

The station serves VR commuter rail lines and that run between Helsinki and Riihimäki.

The station was the scene of the Jokela rail accident (pictured below) on 21 April 1996, in which four people were killed and 75 injured after a train derailed in heavy fog. [2]

Departure tracks

Jokela railway station has three platform tracks. Track 3 is normally unused by the trains that stop at the station.

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Notes and References

  1. 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 .
  2. Web site: A1/1996R Train accident at Jokela, on April 21, 1996 . Accident Investigation Board of Finland . 2 November 2010 . fi, en .
  3. https://junalahdot.fi/jokela Jokela - Train departures - Fintraffic