Kirkkonummi railway station
Kirkkonummi railway station (Finnish: Kirkkonummen rautatieasema, Swedish: Kyrkslätts järnvägsstation) is a railway station in the municipality of Kirkkonummi, Finland, between Siuntio railway station and Tolsa railway station.
Kirkkonummi Kyrkslätt | |
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| VR station | |
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| Location | Nummitie 13, 02400 Kirkkonummi |
| Coordinates | 60°07′11″N 024°26′09″E |
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Agency |
| Line(s) | Y, U, L and a few long-distance trains |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 5 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | ground station |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Disabled access | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1903 |
| Electrified | 1969 |
Kirkkonummi railway station serves as the terminus for Helsinki commuter rail lines U and L and is also served by the Y-line trains to Siuntio. Most of the long-distance trains between Helsinki and Turku used to stop at Kirkkonummi station until 2016. Nowadays only some few long-distance services make a stop at Kirkkonummi. The station has also three bus departures to Karis, via Ingå on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
Connections
- Y-line trains (Helsinki–Siuntio–Helsinki, skip-stop)
- U-line trains (Helsinki–Kirkkonummi–Helsinki), terminus
- L-line trains (Helsinki–Kirkkonummi–Helsinki, nighttime), terminus
- A few of the long-distance services between Helsinki and Turku Harbour railway station
Departure tracks
There are three platform tracks at the Kirkkonummi railway station used by the passenger trains.
- Track 1 is the departure track for westbound long-distance trains to Turku, Y-line trains to Siuntio and some of the U- and L-line trains to Helsinki.
- Track 2 is the departure track for eastbound long-distance trains and Y-line trains towards Helsinki.
- Track 3 is used only by U- and L-line trains to Helsinki.
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See also
- Railway lines in Finland
External links
| Preceding station | VR commuter rail | Following station | ||
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toward Helsinki Central | Y | Terminus |
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| X | Terminus | |||
toward Helsinki Central | U | |||
| L | ||||
| Preceding station | Finnish Railways | Following station | ||
Espoon keskus toward Helsinki Central | Helsinki-Turku | toward Turku Harbour |
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