Oitti railway station explained

Oitti
Type:VR station
Style:VR Group
Address:Kisällintie, 12100
Borough:Hausjärvi
Country:Finland
Coordinates:60.79°N 25.0211°W
Line:Riihimäki–Lahti railway
Structure:Ground station
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Architect:Knut Nylander
Code:Oi
Owned:Finnish Transport Agency
Classification:Part of split operating point (Hausjärvi) [1]
Passengers:13,000 (2008) [2]
Map State:collapsed
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Mapframe-Zoom:13

Oitti railway station (Finnish: Oitin rautatieasema) is a railway station in the village of Oitti in the municipality of Hausjärvi, Finland. The station is located along the RiihimäkiLahti line, approximately 15km (09miles) away from Riihimäki railway station and approximately 44km (27miles) from Lahti railway station.

The Oitti stop is one half of the split operating point of Hausjärvi. The other is the Hausjärvi freight station, which is located approximately 600m (2,000feet) west from the platforms of Oitti.[1]

History

Oitti is one of the original stations of the Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway. The class III station of Oitti was finished in 1869, and received further expansions in 1876 and 1917. The arrival of the railway had a sizable impact on the development of the village, and the surroundings of the station became the epicenter of growth in the area. One of the field hospitals for the workforce of the railway was placed in Syväoja, some 2km (01miles) west from the site of the Oitti station.

The Finnish Heritage Agency has declared the Oitti station a protected culture site of national importance.[3]

Services

See main article: article. Oitti is an intermediate station on commuter rail line on the route RiihimäkiLahti. Westbound trains towards Riihimäki stop at track 1 and eastbound ones towards Lahti use track 2. Prior to the opening of the Kerava-Lahti railway line, Oitti was also served by the unnamed regional trains on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Lahti–KouvolaKotka Harbour.

References

  1. Book: Railway Network Statement 2021 . Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency . 93 . 18 June 2020 . 978-952-317-744-4 . 20 September 2020 .
  2. Book: 2010 . Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma . Helsinki . Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency . 978-952-255-511-3.
  3. Web site: RKY ι Kohdetiedot.