Simpele railway station

Railway station in Rautjärvi, Finland

61°25′30″N 029°22′19″E / 61.42500°N 29.37194°E / 61.42500; 29.37194Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure AgencyOperated byVR GroupLine(s)Kouvola–JoensuuPlatforms1 side platform
1 island platformTracks3 (with platforms)ConstructionArchitectThure HellströmOther informationStation codeSplClassificationOperating point^[1]HistoryOpened1 November 1937 (1937-11-01)Passengers200813,000^[2] Services

Preceding station	VR Group			Following station
Imatra towards Kouvola		Kouvola–Joensuu		Parikkala towards Joensuu

Location
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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]

External links

Train departures and arrivals at Simpele on Finrail

References

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