Simpele railway station

Simpele
VR station
General information
LocationKarjalantie 3170, 56800
Simpele, Rautjärvi
Finland
Coordinates61°25′30″N 029°22′19″E / 61.42500°N 29.37194°E / 61.42500; 29.37194
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated byVR Group
Line(s)Kouvola–Joensuu
Platforms1 side platform
1 island platform
Tracks3 (with platforms)
Construction
ArchitectThure Hellström
Other information
Station codeSpl
ClassificationOperating point[1]
History
Opened1 November 1937 (1937-11-01)
Passengers
200813,000[2]
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Imatra
towards Kouvola
Kouvola–Joensuu Parikkala
towards Joensuu
Location
Simpele
Location within South Karelia
Simpele
Simpele (Finland)

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 and departure tracks

Simpele is served by long-distance trains (InterCity and Pendolino) that use the Kouvola–Joensuu line as part of their route.[5] The station has three platform tracks and all trains that stop at the station currently use track 2.[6]

References

  1. ^ Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4.
  2. ^ Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
  3. ^ Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
  4. ^ "Railway stations and routes". VR Group. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ "VR timetable for the period August 10−October 24 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  6. ^ Simpele - Train Departures - Fintraffic, junalahdot.fi. Retrieved 2025-01-31.