Saunakallio railway station explained

Saunakallio
Type:VR station
Style:VR Group
Address:Ristikatu 1, 04440
Borough:Saunakallio, Järvenpää
Country:Finland
Coordinates:60.4874°N 25.0656°W
Owned:Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operator:VR Group
Line:Helsinki–Riihimäki
Tracks:4 with platforms
Structure:At-grade
Code:Sau
Classification:Part of split operating point (Järvenpää)[1]
Passengers:858 daily[2]
Pass Year:2015
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Saunakallio railway station (Finnish: Saunakallion rautatieasema, Swedish: Saunakallio järnvägsstation) is a Helsinki commuter rail station in the town of Järvenpää, Finland, 39 km (24.5 mi) north from the Helsinki Central railway station.

The station was the terminus for the G commuter line that ran from Helsinki to Saunakallio. The service was started on 4 June 2007. It was discontinued in 2011 in order to improve management of traffic and timetable keeping on the Main Line especially during winter conditions.

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.