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.
Vilppula | |||||||||||
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| Location | Keskuskatu 21, 35700 Vilppula, Mänttä-Vilppula Finland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 62°01′33″N 024°30′26″E / 62.02583°N 24.50722°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency | ||||||||||
| Operated by | VR Group | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tampere–Haapamäki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground station | ||||||||||
| Architect | Knut Nylander (extension by Bruno Granholm) | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Vlp | ||||||||||
| Classification | Operating point[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 29 September 1897[2] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Filppula (until May 1897) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2008 | 32,000[3] | ||||||||||
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Services
editAll 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
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Media related to Vilppula railway station at Wikimedia Commons
References
edit- ^ 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
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