Jokela railway station
Jokela Jokela | |
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| VR station | |
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| Location | Asemanraitti, 05400 Jokela |
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Agency |
| Line(s) | R, H, T |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | ground station |
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 accident (pictured) on 21 April 1996, in which four people were killed after a train derailed in heavy fog.
Jokela rail crash
| Preceding station | VR commuter rail | Following station | ||
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Nuppulinna toward Helsinki Central | H | toward Riihimäki |
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| T | toward Riihimäki |
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toward Helsinki Central | R | toward Riihimäki |
Coordinates: 60°33′11″N 24°58′14″E / 60.55306°N 24.97056°E