Vilppula railway station explained

Vilppula
Type:VR station
Style:VR Group
Address:Keskuskatu 21, 35700
Borough:Vilppula, Mänttä-Vilppula
Country:Finland
Coordinates:62.0258°N 24.5072°W
Owned:Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operator:VR Group
Line:Tampere–Haapamäki
Platforms:1 side platform
Structure:Ground station
Architect:Knut Nylander (extension by Bruno Granholm)
Code:Vlp
Classification:Operating point[1]
Opened:[2]
Former:Filppula (until May 1897)
Passengers:32,000[3]
Pass Year:2008
Map State:collapsed
Map Type:Finland Pirkanmaa#Finland
Map Dot Label:Vilppula

The Vilppula railway station (Finnish: Vilppulan rautatieasema, Swedish: Vilppula järnvägsstation, Filppula until May 1897) is located in the town of Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland, in the district and former municipality of Vilppula. It is located along the Tampere–Haapamäki railway, and its neighboring stations are Kolho in the north and Orivesi Central in the south.

Services

All regional trains on the route TampereHaapamäki–Keuruu–Jyväskylä stop at Vilppula;[4] the default type of rolling stock for this route is the Dm12 railbus. All services arrive to and depart from track 1.

References

  1. Book: Railway Network Statement 2021 . Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency . 18 June 2020 . 978-952-317-744-4 .
  2. Book: Iltanen, Jussi . Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat . 2009 . fi . 978-951-593-214-3.
  3. Book: 2010 . Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma . Helsinki . Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency . 978-952-255-511-3.
  4. http://www.vr.fi/cs/vr/doc/VR_Aikataulutaulukot_10-08-2020_24-10-2020_v15-07-2020julk.pdf VR timetable for the period August 10−October 24 2020