Riihimäki railway station
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Riihimäki railway station (Finnish: Riihimäen rautatieasema, Swedish: Riihimäki järnvägsstation) is located in the town of Riihimäki, Finland.
[edit] History
The Riihimäki railway station is one of the original stations on the main railway track from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna, opened in 1862. The town was originally built because of the railway. In 1870, a track to Saint Petersburg, Russia, was built (see Riihimäki-Saint Petersburg railroad). The amount of traffic increased, and by the 20th century, Riihimäki became an important crossing-point station. In 1907, a narrow track to Loppi was built, but it was discontinued in 1952. The track was electrified in 1972. By the late 20th century, the railroad traffic from Riihimäki south towards Helsinki started to become overloaded, so a more direct track to Lahti was built. When it was completed, the long-distance rail traffic eastwards toward Russia switched to this new track. Now only local trains and cargo trains travel between Riihimäki and Lahti.
[edit] Train connections
Helsinki commuter rail:
- R & H trains (both sometimes continue to Lahti or to Tampere)
- T trains (night traffic)
Long-distance rail:
| Preceding station | VR commuter rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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toward Helsinki Central
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T | Terminus | ||
| H | ||||
| R | ||||
| Preceding station | Finnish Railways | Following station | ||
|
(express)
toward Helsinki Central
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Helsinki-Tampere |
(express)
toward Tampere
|
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(local)
toward Helsinki Central
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Ryttylä
(local)
toward Tampere
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|
(local)
toward Helsinki Central
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Helsinki-Lahti |
Hikiä
(local)
toward Lahti
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