Oitti railway station

Oitti railway station (Finnish: Oitin rautatieasema) is a railway station in the village of Oitti in the municipality of Hausjärvi, Finland. The station is located along the Riihimäki–Lahti line, approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) away from Riihimäki railway station and approximately 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Lahti railway station.

Oitti
VR station
General information
Location	Kisällintie, 12100 Hausjärvi Finland
Coordinates	60°47′24″N 025°01′16″E
Owned by	Finnish Transport Agency
Line(s)	Riihimäki–Lahti railway
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground station
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Architect	Knut Nylander
Other information
Station code	Oi
Classification	Part of split operating point (Hausjärvi) [1]
History
Opened	1 November 1869; 155 years ago (1869-11-01)
Passengers
13,000 (2008) [2]
Services
Preceding station VR commuter rail Following station Hikiä towards Riihimäki G Mommila towards Lahti
Route map Legend to Kouvola to Heinola to Loviisa  167  Uudenmaankatu 58.8 Lahti  140  Helsingintie to Salpausselkä 56.1 Hennala  296  Ala-Okeroistentie 48.1 Hakosilta Helsinki 45.8 Tommola 44.4 Herrala  2954  Herralantie  295  Mäntsäläntie 32.2 Järvelä  1431  Sulkavantie 26.3 Lappila 23.2 Jutila  2951  Lammintie 20.0 Mommila 15.4 Oitti  1471  Oitintie 14.8 Hausjärvi freight  290  Hikiäntie 8.3 Hikiä 7.9 Kekomäki 0.0 Riihimäki to Helsinki
Location

The Oitti stop is one half of the split operating point of Hausjärvi. The other is the Hausjärvi freight station, which is located approximately 600 metres (0.4 mi) west from the platforms of Oitti.^[1]

History

Oitti is one of the original stations of the Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway. The class III station of Oitti was finished in 1869, and received further expansions in 1876 and 1917. The arrival of the railway had a sizable impact on the development of the village, and the surroundings of the station became the epicenter of growth in the area. One of the field hospitals for the workforce of the railway was placed in Syväoja, some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west from the site of the Oitti station.

The Finnish Heritage Agency has declared the Oitti station a protected culture site of national importance.^[3]

Services

Main article: Helsinki commuter rail § Riihimäki−Lahti Line

Oitti is an intermediate station on commuter rail line G on the route Riihimäki–Lahti. Westbound trains towards Riihimäki stop at track 1 and eastbound ones towards Lahti use track 2. Prior to the opening of the Kerava-Lahti railway line, Oitti was also served by the unnamed regional trains on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Lahti–Kouvola–Kotka Harbour.

External links

• Media related to Oitti railway station at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. p. 93. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
2. Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
3. "RKY ι Kohdetiedot".