Ainola railway station

Ainola railway station (Finnish: Ainolan rautatieasema, Swedish: Ainola järnvägsstation), formerly Kyrölä railway station,^[3] is a Helsinki commuter rail station in the town of Järvenpää, Finland. The station is served by Helsinki commuter rail R- and T-line trains. Trains to Helsinki depart from track one and trains to Riihimäki depart from track two.

Ainola
VR station
General information
Location	Horsmakatu 1, 04420 Kyrölä, Järvenpää Finland
Coordinates	60.4570°N 25.1016°E / 60.4570; 25.1016
Owned by	Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated by	VR Group
Line(s)	Helsinki–Riihimäki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	Ain
Fare zone	D
Classification	Part of split operating point (Järvenpää)[1]
History
Opened	1 September 1949 (1949-09-01)
Previous names	Ainola (until 1 June 2015)
Passengers
2015	927 daily[2]
Services
Preceding station VR commuter rail Following station Kerava towards Helsinki R Järvenpää towards Riihimäki or Tampere T Järvenpää towards Riihimäki
Location

The station was renamed Ainola on 1 June 2015 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer Jean Sibelius.^[3][4] Ainola was his and his wife Aino's home.^[5] The walk from the station to Ainola takes around 20 minutes.^[4]

References

1. Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 11 December 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
2. Esiselvitys lähiliikenteen uusista seisakkeista Kerava–Riihimäki- ja Kerava–Lahti-väleillä (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Transport Agency. 2015. p. 30. ISBN 978-952-317-142-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
3. "Kyrölä-nimi muuntuu Ainolaksi | Keski-Uusimaa". www.keski-uusimaa.fi. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
4. "Ainola railway station". Sibelius One. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
5. "Ainola, Jean and Aino Sibelius' home". Visit Tuusulanjärvi. Retrieved 2020-07-26.