Joensuu railway station (in Finnish: Joensuun rautatieasema) is located in Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland. The station was opened in 1894.
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| Location | Itäranta 12 80100 Joensuu | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 62°36′00″N 029°46′35″E / 62.60000°N 29.77639°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Agency | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | ground station | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1894 | ||||||||||||||
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The station is served by passenger trains to Helsinki (via Lappeenranta, Kouvola and Lahti), Nurmes and Pieksämäki. The line to Helsinki via Lappeenranta is electrified, all other routes are operated by diesel hauled trains. The passenger train service to Nurmes was originally to close in 2016,[1] but as of 2019 is still in service.
Passenger trains to Helsinki are mainly operated by InterCity carriages or Pendolino units.
See also
edit- VR (Finnish Railways)
- Joensuu Airport
External links
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Media related to Joensuu railway station at Wikimedia Commons- VR
- VR – Joensuu station
References
edit- ^ "VR to close nearly 30 train stations, some routes | Yle Uutiset | yle.fi". Archived from the original on 2015-09-17.
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