Vilppula railway station

Railway station in Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland

62°01′33″N 024°30′26″E / 62.02583°N 24.50722°E / 62.02583; 24.50722Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure AgencyOperated byVR GroupLine(s)Tampere–HaapamäkiPlatforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeGround stationArchitectKnut Nylander (extension by Bruno Granholm)Other informationStation codeVlpClassificationOperating point^[1]HistoryOpened29 September 1897 (1897-09-29)^[2]Previous namesFilppula (until May 1897)Passengers200832,000^[3] Services

Preceding station	VR Group			Following station
Orivesi Central towards Tampere		Tampere–Haapamäki		Kolho towards Haapamäki

Location
Vilppula Location within Pirkanmaa Show map of Pirkanmaa Vilppula Vilppula (Finland) Show map of Finland

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 Tampere–Haapamäki–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.

External links

Media related to Vilppula railway station at Wikimedia Commons

References

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