Lapua railway station

Railway station in Lapua, Finland

62°58′16″N 023°00′50″E / 62.97111°N 23.01389°E / 62.97111; 23.01389Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure AgencyOperated byVR GroupLine(s)Seinäjoki–OuluPlatforms1 side platformConstructionArchitectKnut NylanderOther informationStation codeLpaClassificationOperating point^[1]HistoryOpened11 January 1886 (1886-01-11)^[2]Passengers200838,000 ^[3] Services

Preceding station	VR Group			Following station
Seinäjoki Terminus		Seinäjoki–Oulu		Kauhava towards Oulu
Seinäjoki towards Helsinki		Helsinki–Kolari (overnight service)		Kauhava towards Kolari

Location
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The Lapua railway station (Finnish: Lapuan rautatieasema, Swedish: Lappo järnvägsstation) is located in the central urban area of the town of Lapua, Finland. It is located along the Seinäjoki–Oulu railway, and its neighboring stations are Kauhava in the north and Seinäjoki in the south.

Services

Lapua is served by most long-distance trains (InterCity and Pendolino) that use the Seinäjoki–Oulu line as part of their route. In addition, the night trains between Helsinki and Kolari stop at Lapua.^[4] All trains arriving to and departing from the station use track 1.

External links

Media related to Lapua railway station at Wikimedia Commons

References

^ Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
^ Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
^ VR timetable for the period August 10−October 24 2020