Jokela railway station

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Jokela
Jokela
Lines R, H, T
Address Asemanraitti, 05400 Jokela
Type ground station
Platforms 2

Jokela railway station (Finnish: Jokelan rautatieasema, Swedish: Jokela järnvägsstation) is located in Tuusula, Finland, 48 km to the north of Helsinki Central railway station. It is situated between the stations of Nuppulinna and Hyvinkää

The station serves the R, H and T commuter rail lines between Helsinki and the Riihimäki terminus to the north.

The station was the scene of the Jokela rail crash (pictured) on 21 April 1996, in which four people were killed after a train derailed in heavy fog.

Jokela rail crash
Jokela rail crash
Preceding station   VR commuter rail   Following station
Nuppulinna
H
toward Riihimäki
T
toward Riihimäki
R
toward Riihimäki

Coordinates: 60°33′11″N, 24°58′14″E

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