Kerava Kervo | |
Type: | Helsinki commuter rail station |
Style: | VR Group |
Address: | Asema-aukio 1, 04200 |
Borough: | Kerava |
Country: | Finland |
Coordinates: | 60.4033°N 25.1056°W |
Platform: | 1 island platform 2 side platforms |
Accessible: | 2 |
Code: | Ke |
Owned: | Finnish Transport Agency |
Passengers: | 4,632,122 (Helsinki commuter)[1] |
Pass Year: | 2019 |
Kerava railway station (fi|Keravan rautatieasema, sv|Kervo järnvägsstation) is located in the town of Kerava, Finland. It is located approximately 29km (18miles) from Helsinki Central railway station. Six tracks run through the station, three of which have platforms for passenger traffic. Kerava is a significant junction station, with connections from the main track from Helsinki to Riihimäki to the tracks to Lahti, Sköldvik, Porvoo, and to the Vuosaari Harbour.
The station house is uncommonly large and was built in 1876-1878 and extended in 1904. When the house was built the station had already been operational for over ten years.
See main article: article. Kerava is served by a total of five lines on the Helsinki commuter rail network: from Helsinki, for which it is the terminus;, and on the route Helsinki−Riihimäki−Hämeenlinna−Tampere; and on the route Helsinki−Lahti−Kouvola. No long-distance services make stops at Kerava.