Lempäälä railway station explained

Lempäälä
Type:VR station
Style:VR Group
Address:Asematie 1, 37500
Borough:Lempäälä
Country:Finland
Coordinates:61.3133°N 23.7542°W
Owned:Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operator:VR Group
Line:Riihimäki–Tampere railway
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2 with platforms
3 in total
Structure:At-grade
Code:Lpä
Classification:Operating point[1]
Opened:[2]
Former:Lempoinen/Lembois (until May 1897)
Passengers:62,000 [3]
Pass Year:2008
Map State:collapsed
Map Type:Finland Pirkanmaa#Finland
Map Dot Label:Lempäälä

The Lempäälä railway station (Finnish: Lempäälän rautatieasema, Swedish: Lempäälä järnvägsstation) is located in the central urban area of the municipality of Lempäälä. It is located along the Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and its neighboring stations are Tampere in the north and Viiala in the south.

Services

See main article: article. Lempäälä is served by VR commuter rail line on the route HelsinkiRiihimäkiTampere, as well as line on the route Toijala–Tampere–Nokia. Southbound trains toward Toijala, Riihimäki and Helsinki use track 1, while northbound trains toward Tampere and Nokia use track 3; track 2 lacks a platform and is only used by trains passing through the station.

References

  1. Book: Railway Network Statement 2021 . Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency . 18 June 2020 . 978-952-317-744-4 . 28 September 2020 .
  2. Book: Iltanen, Jussi . Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat . 2009 . fi . 978-951-593-214-3.
  3. Book: 2010 . Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma . Helsinki . Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency . 978-952-255-511-3.