Muhos railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Muhos

Muhos

Muhos is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Oulu half an hour drive on route 22 from the city of Oulu, the capital of Northern Finland and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...

 in the Northern Ostrobothnia

Northern Ostrobothnia

Northern Ostrobothnia is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions Lapland, Kainuu, Northern Savonia, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia.- Municipalities :Main article: Municipalities of Northern Ostrobothnia...

 region 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...

 on the Oulu–Kontiomäki railway

Oulu–Kontiomäki railway

Oulu–Kontiomäki railway is a railway line in Finland. The line is owned and maintained by the Finnish Rail Administration. It connects the city of Oulu to station at Kontiomäki, which is a junction of five railway lines in Paltamo municipality, approximately north from the city of Kajaani. The...

 line. It is the second station east from Oulu railway station

Oulu railway station

The Oulu Railway Station is located in the centre of Oulu, Finland, in the city district of Vaara. All trains are operated by VR. Nearby is the bus station for long-distance buses....

 and the first passenger service station east from Oulu

Oulu

Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....

. The station was opened in 1927, and it was a staffed station until in 1998 when centralized traffic control

Centralized traffic control

Centralized traffic control is a form of railway signalling that originated in North America and centralizes train routing decisions that were previously carried out by local signal operators or the train crews themselves. The system consists of a centralized train dispatcher's office that...

 was installed.

Passenger and freight service

Passenger trains are operated by the national railway operator VR Group

VR Group

VR or VR Group is a state-owned railway company in Finland. Formerly known as Suomen Valtion Rautatiet until 1922 and Valtionrautatiet / Statsjärnvägarna until 1995...

. There are eight daily passenger trains stopping at Muhos, four westbound and four eastbound.

As of 2007 there is no freight service available in Muhos.

Railyard

The railyard at Muhos consists of east–west main track (number 1), with 1,054-metre (3,458-foot) and 644-metre (2,112-foot) passing loop

Passing loop

A passing loop is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at a station, where trains or trams in opposing directions can pass each other. Trains/trams in the same direction can also overtake, providing that the signalling arrangement allows it...

s on the south side of main track. There is also a fourth track, a 348-metre (1,141-foot) spur track alongside a loading platform. This fourth track is the southernmost track and only accessible from the east end.