Iittala railway station
Iittala | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Asemakuja 4, 14500 Iittala, Hämeenlinna Finland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°05′24″N 024°08′28″E / 61.09000°N 24.14111°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency | ||||||||||
| Operated by | VR Group | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Riihimäki–Tampere railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Ita | ||||||||||
| Classification | Halt[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 October 1882[2] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2008 | 24,000[3] | ||||||||||
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The Iittala railway station (Finnish: Iittalan rautatieasema, Swedish: Iittala järnvägsstation) is located in the town of Hämeenlinna (formerly the municipality of Kalvola), Finland, in the urban area and former municipal seat of Iittala. It is located along the Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and its neighboring stations are Toijala in the north and Parola in the south.
History
Iittala railway station was originally opened as a railway stop on October 1, 1882 at the municipality of Kalvola, a couple of kilometres away from the church. The stop was promoted to a station in 1888.[4]
The original station building, designed by architect Knut Nylander, has been demolished due to its poor condition.[4] A warehouse building at the station functioned as a combined railway and bus station from 1973, as the former station building became disused.[4] The station became unstaffed in 1990 and freight traffic at the station ceased the next year. The warehouse used as a station building was destroyed in an arson in 2003.[4]
Services and departure tracks
Iittala is served by VR commuter rail line R on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Hämeenlinna–Tampere. Southbound trains to Riihimäki and Helsinki use track 1, while northbound trains toward Tampere use track 2.[5]
References
- ^ Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. p. 93. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 27 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ a b c d Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella (in Finnish). Karttakeskus. p. 73. ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
- ^ Iittala - Train Departures - Fintraffic, junalahdot.fi. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
Railway stations in the region of Kanta-Häme, Finland | ||
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| Riihimäki–Tampere |  | |
| Riihimäki–Kouvola | ||
| Turku–Toijala | ||
| Jokioinen Museum Railway | ||
Names in italics indicate planned or closed stations. | ||
