Simpele railway station explained

Simpele
Type:VR station
Style:VR Group
Address:Karjalantie 3170, 56800
Borough:Simpele, Rautjärvi
Country:Finland
Coordinates:61.425°N 29.3719°W
Owned:Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operator:VR Group
Line:Kouvola–Joensuu
Platforms:1 side platform
1 island platform
Tracks:3 (with platforms)
Architect:Thure Hellström
Code:Spl
Classification:Operating point[1]
Passengers:13,000[2]
Pass Year:2008
Map State:collapsed
Map Type:Finland South Karelia#Finland
Map Dot Label:Simpele

The Simpele railway station (Finnish: Simpeleen rautatieasema, Swedish: Simpele järnvägsstation) is located in the municipality of Rautjärvi, Finland, in the urban area and municipal seat of Simpele. It is located along the Kouvola–Joensuu railway,[3] and its neighboring stations are Imatra in the west and Parikkala in the east.[4]

Services

Simpele is served by long-distance trains (InterCity and Pendolino) that use the Kouvola–Joensuu line as part of their route.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Railway Network Statement 2021 . Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency . 18 June 2020 . 978-952-317-744-4 .
  2. Book: 2010 . Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma . Helsinki . Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency . 978-952-255-511-3.
  3. Book: Iltanen, Jussi . Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat . 2009 . fi . 978-951-593-214-3.
  4. Web site: Railway stations and routes. 3 October 2020. VR Group.
  5. Web site: VR timetable for the period August 10−October 24 2020 . 2020-10-11 . 2020-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925233038/https://www.vr.fi/cs/vr/doc/VR_Aikataulutaulukot_10-08-2020_24-10-2020_v15-07-2020julk.pdf . dead .