Joensuu railway station

Railway station in Joensuu, Finland
Joensuu
VR station
Joensuu railway station
General information
LocationItäranta 12 80100 Joensuu
Coordinates
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

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

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

  • VR (Finnish Railways)
  • Joensuu Airport

External links

  • Media related to Joensuu railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • VR
  • VR – Joensuu station

References

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


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