Järvelä railway station

Railway station in Finland
60°52′03″N 025°16′28″E / 60.86750°N 25.27444°E / 60.86750; 25.27444Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure AgencyOperated byVR GroupLine(s)Riihimäki–Lahti railwayPlatforms1 side platform
1 island platformTracks3Other informationStation codeJrClassificationOperating point [1]HistoryOpened1 November 1869 (1869-11-01)Passengers200812,000 [2] Services
Preceding station VR commuter rail Following station
Lappila
towards Riihimäki
G Herrala
towards Lahti
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to Kouvola
to Heinola to Loviisa
 167  Uudenmaankatu
58.8
Lahti
 140  Helsingintie
to Salpausselkä
56.1
Hennala
 296  Ala-Okeroistentie
48.1
Hakosilta Helsinki
45.8
Tommola
44.4
Herrala
 2954  Herralantie
 295  Mäntsäläntie
32.2
Järvelä
 1431  Sulkavantie
26.3
Lappila
23.2
Jutila
 2951  Lammintie
20.0
Mommila
15.4
Oitti
 1471  Oitintie
14.8
Hausjärvi freight
 290  Hikiäntie
8.3
Hikiä
7.9
Kekomäki
0.0
Riihimäki
to Helsinki
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The Järvelä railway station (Finnish: Järvelän rautatieasema, Swedish: Järvelä järnvägsstation) is located in Kärkölä, Finland, in the municipal seat and urban area of Järvelä. It is located along the RiihimäkiLahti line, and its neighboring stations are Lappila in the west and Herrala in the east.

History

Järvelä is one of the original stations of the Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway, and was placed on the crossing of the railway and the road between Mäntsälä and the church village of Kärkölä. The class III station building was constructed according to plans from Knut Nylander and was later expanded upon twice, in the 1870s and with an additional western wing, designed by Bruno Granholm, in 1900.

Järvelä quickly began to develop with the arrival of the railway and subsequent industry, and took the place of the municipal seat from the Kärkölä church village in the 1930s. In 1960, Järvelä was home to 1,100 inhabitants; by 2000, the number had increased to 2,800. As of 2018, the population of Järvelä is 2,654.[3]

The Koskisen Oy sawmill started operating right by the station in 1931; as of 2020, the sawmill and its plywood factory are still active, providing the bulk of the jobs in the municipality. The Koskisen factories regularly receive wood deliveries by rail from Kouvola.

On 18 October 1961, the Railway Administration made the decision to purchase a set of 800 concrete sleepers from abroad, the first of their kind in Finland; in July 1962, they were installed on the section of track between Lappila and Järvelä. The trials were successful, and on 12 June 1963, the first batch of concrete sleepers from Finnish manufacturers was ordered.[4]

Järvelä became an unmanned station in 1997, and the station building was sold to a private buyer in 2003.[5] Among the stations on the Riihimäki-Lahti line, Järvelä is an anomaly in that both its passenger and freight transport services continue to operate to this day.

Services

Järvleä is an intermediate station on commuter rail line G on the route RiihimäkiLahti. Westbound trains towards Riihimäki stop at track 1 and eastbound ones towards Lahti use track 2. Prior to the opening of the Kerava-Lahti railway line, Järvelä was also served by the unnamed regional trains on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Lahti–KouvolaKotka Harbour.

References

  1. ^ Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. p. 94. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
  3. ^ Urban settlements by population and population density, 2018. Statistics Finland.
  4. ^ Pölhö, Eljas; et al. (1987). Valtionrautatiet 1962–1987 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Railway Administration. p. 125.
  5. ^ Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
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Railway stations in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland
Riihimäki–Kouvola
Kerava–Lahti
Lahti–Heinola
  •  Lahti (Lahtis)
  • Ahtiala
  • Seesta
  • Mäkelä
  •  Vierumäki
  • Myllyoja
  • Jyränkö
  • Heinola
Lahti–Loviisa
  •  Lahti (Lahtis)
  •  Orimattila
  •  to Uusimaa (Myrskylä, Loviisa)
Names in italics indicate planned or closed stations.
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Commuter rail in southern Finland
HSL region M R
VR region  Nokia 
VR/Nysse region  Tesoma 
VR/Kymenlaakso region  Tampere C
 Lempäälä G Z O
= Helsinki commuter rail  Viiala

 Lahti
= VR commuter rail  Toijala  Herrala  Villähde
M  Iittala  Järvelä  Nastola
D  Parola  Lappila  Henna  Uusikylä
 Hämeenlinna  Mommila  Kausala
 Turenki  Oitti  Koria
T  Ryttylä  Hikiä  Mäntsälä  Kouvola
Y X
 Riihimäki  Myllykoski
Siuntio  U L  Hyvinkää G  Inkeroinen
Kirkkonummi   Jokela  Haarajoki  Tavastila
Tolsa   Saunakallio   Kymi
Jorvas  Martinlaakso   Vantaankoski  Järvenpää  Kyminlinna
Masala  E Louhela   Vehkala K  Ainola  Paimenportti
Kauklahti  Myyrmäki   Kivistö


 Kerava  Kotka
Espoo  Malminkartano   Aviapolis


 Savio  Kotka Port
Tuomarila  Kannelmäki   Airport Airport interchange


 Korso O
Koivuhovi  Pohjois-Haaga   Leinelä


 Rekola
Kauniainen 


 Koivukylä
Kera 





 Hiekkaharju
Kilo  A





 Tikkurila
Leppävaara                 





 Puistola
Mäkkylä 





 Tapanila
Pitäjänmäki 





 Malmi
Valimo 





 Pukinmäki
Huopalahti 








 Oulunkylä
Ilmala 








 Käpylä
Pasila 









 Pasila
Helsinki C 









 Helsinki C
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