Joensuu railway station

Joensuu railway station (in Finnish: Joensuun rautatieasema) is located in Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland. The station was opened in 1894.

Joensuu
VR station
Joensuu railway station
General information
LocationItäranta 12 80100 Joensuu
Coordinates62°36′00″N 029°46′35″E / 62.60000°N 29.77639°E / 62.60000; 29.77639
Owned byFinnish Transport Agency
Construction
Structure typeground station
History
Opened1894
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Niittylahti
towards Kouvola
Kouvola–Joensuu Terminus
Onttola
towards Pieksämäki
Pieksämäki–Joensuu
VR class Dv12 diesel locomotive at Joensuu station, having just arrived with a train from Pieksämäki
Preserved VR steam locomotive at Joensuu station

The station is served by passenger trains to Helsinki (via Lappeenranta, Kouvola and Lahti), Nurmes and Pieksämäki. The line to Helsinki via Lappeenranta is electrified, all other routes are operated by diesel hauled trains. The passenger train service to Nurmes was originally to close in 2016,[1] but as of 2019 is still in service.

Passenger trains to Helsinki are mainly operated by InterCity carriages or Pendolino units.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "VR to close nearly 30 train stations, some routes | Yle Uutiset | yle.fi". Archived from the original on 2015-09-17.