The Vaasa railway station (Finnish: Vaasan rautatieasema, Swedish: Vasa järnvägsstation) is located in the city of Vaasa, Finland. It is located along the Seinäjoki–Vaasa railway; it is one of the termini for passenger trains that use the line, and its neighboring station in the east is Tervajoki.
Vaasa Vasa | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ratakatu 13, 65100 Vaasa Finland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 63°05′51″N 021°37′18″E / 63.09750°N 21.62167°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency | ||||||||||
| Operated by | VR Group | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Seinäjoki-Vaasa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Architect | Knut Nylander | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Vs | ||||||||||
| Classification | Operating point[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 September 1883[2] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Nikolainkaupunki/Nikolaistad (until 13 October 1917) | ||||||||||
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| 2008 | 353,000 [3] | ||||||||||
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Services
editVaasa is one of the termini for all passenger trains that use the Seinäjoki–Vaasa line; the routes include Helsinki–Vaasa and Seinäjoki–Vaasa.[4] All trains arriving to and departing from the station use track 1.
External links
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Media related to Vaasa 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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