Järvenpää railway station
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Järvenpää railway station is a railway station in Järvenpää
about 37 kilometres (23 mi) north from Helsinki Central station
. It is situated 200 metres (656.2 ft) northeast of the city centre on a small hill. It was one of the first railway stations in Finland
. Local lines
R, H, G, T and few rush hour trains stops at the station.
In 1999 the station building was moved approximately 25 m (82 ft) further away from the tracks.
The station has three platforms. Track 1 is for southbound trains, track 2 is for northbound non-stop-trains and the northbound local trains stops at platform 3. Tracks 2 and 3 form an island platform
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Next to the station is the Järvenpää taxi
rank. Many local bus lines stops at the station. The bus station is 300 m (984.3 ft) north of the station.
Järvenpää
Järvenpää is a town and municipality of Finland.-History:Järvenpää was separated from its parent community Tuusula in 1951. Järvenpää was granted the status of a market town after the separation. Neighbouring districts Kellokoski and Nummenkylä were not added to the municipality of Järvenpää and...
about 37 kilometres (23 mi) north from Helsinki Central station
Helsinki Central railway station
Helsinki Central railway station is a widely recognised landmark in central Helsinki, Finland, and the focal point of public transport in the Greater Helsinki area. The station is used by approximately 200,000 passengers per day, making it Finland's most-visited building...
. It is situated 200 metres (656.2 ft) northeast of the city centre on a small hill. It was one of the first railway stations in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. Local lines
Helsinki commuter rail
Helsinki commuter rail is the commuter rail system serving Greater Helsinki, Finland. The network is operated by VR, the Finnish national railway company. Together with the Helsinki Metro and trams, the network forms the heart of Helsinki's public transportation infrastructure.Trains run above...
R, H, G, T and few rush hour trains stops at the station.
In 1999 the station building was moved approximately 25 m (82 ft) further away from the tracks.
The station has three platforms. Track 1 is for southbound trains, track 2 is for northbound non-stop-trains and the northbound local trains stops at platform 3. Tracks 2 and 3 form an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
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Next to the station is the Järvenpää taxi
Taxicab
A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
rank. Many local bus lines stops at the station. The bus station is 300 m (984.3 ft) north of the station.