Kouvola railway station

Railway station in Kouvola, Finland
60°51′58″N 26°42′18″E / 60.8662°N 26.7050°E / 60.8662; 26.7050Owned byFinnish Transport AgencyOperated byVR GroupLine(s)Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railwayPlatforms4Tracks7ConstructionStructure typeGround stationParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYes (at biking share station)HistoryOpened1875ElectrifiedYesPassengers2008634,000
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Koria
towards Lahti
 Lahti–Kouvola Terminus
Terminus Kouvola–Iisalmi Mäntyharju
towards Iisalmi
Kouvola–Joensuu Lappeenranta
towards Joensuu
Preceding station VR commuter rail Following station
Koria
towards Helsinki
 Z Terminus
Koria
towards Lahti
 O Myllykoski
Location
Kouvola is located in Kymenlaakso
Kouvola
Kouvola
Location within Kymenlaakso

The Kouvola railway station (Finnish: Kouvolan rautatieasema, Swedish: Kouvola järnvägsstation) is located in the city of Kouvola in Finland.

The Kouvola railway station is an important crossing point station. It is located about 130 kilometres (80 mi) from the Helsinki Central railway station. There is also a bus terminal by the station and together they form a travel centre.

Kouvola is one of the busiest crossing points in Finnish railways. There is traffic to four directions: to Helsinki via Lahti, to Kotka, to Pieksämäki and Kuopio via Mikkeli, and to Luumäki, after which the track forks to two directions: to Joensuu via Lappeenranta, or to Russia via the Vainikkala border control station. The Kouvola railway station serves local trains, express trains, InterCity trains, and Pendolino trains.

The service to Vyborg and St. Petersburg was accelerated in 2010, with new Allegro trains operated by Karelian Trains. The travel time on high speed train between Kouvola and St. Petersburg is approximately 2 hours 15 minutes. The service was completely suspended in 2022 due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Proposals exist to connect Kouvola to Helsinki via a new 106 km line, Itärata, through Porvoo and Helsinki Airport.[1]

Gallery

  • Kouvola railway station in 1986
    Kouvola railway station in 1986
  • Allegro arriving at Kouvola railway station
    Allegro arriving at Kouvola railway station
  • Kouvola railway station in 2019
    Kouvola railway station in 2019
  • Tunnel under the station's tracks in 2019
    Tunnel under the station's tracks in 2019
  • Wooden canopy for VR Class Tk3 "Ruuhveltti", Canopy was unveiled in october 2022. It was designed by students of Aalto University in Espoo.
    Wooden canopy for VR Class Tk3 "Ruuhveltti", Canopy was unveiled in october 2022. It was designed by students of Aalto University in Espoo.

References

  1. ^ "Helsinki – Kouvola direct link "not economically viable"". International Rail Journal. 5 April 2019.

External links

Media related to Kouvola railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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Railway stations in the county of Kymenlaakso, Finland
Lahti–Kouvola
Kouvola–Joensuu
Kouvola–Iisalmi
Kouvola–Kotka
  •  Kouvola
  • Värälä
  • Myllykoski
  • Salosaari
  • Inkeroinen
  • Pikkusuo
  •  Juurikorpi
  • Tavastila
  • Kymi (Kymmene)
  • Kyminlinna
  • Paimenportti
  • Kotka
  • Kotka Port (Kotkan satama/Kotka hamn)
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