Lempäälä railway station

The Lempäälä railway station (Finnish: Lempäälän rautatieasema, Swedish: Lempäälä järnvägsstation) is located in the central urban area of the municipality of Lempäälä. It is located along the Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and its neighboring stations are Tampere in the north and Viiala in the south.

Lempäälä
VR station
General information
Location	Asematie 1, 37500 Lempäälä Finland
Coordinates	61°18′48″N 023°45′15″E
Owned by	Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated by	VR Group
Line(s)	Riihimäki–Tampere railway
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 with platforms 3 in total
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	Lpä
Fare zone	C
Classification	Operating point[1]
History
Opened	22 June 1876 (1876-06-22)[2]
Previous names	Lempoinen/Lembois (until May 1897)
Passengers
2008	62,000 [3]
Services
Preceding station VR commuter rail Following station Viiala towards Toijala M Tampere towards Nokia Viiala towards Helsinki R Tampere Terminus
Location Lempäälä Location within Pirkanmaa Show map of Pirkanmaa Lempäälä Lempäälä (Finland) Show map of Finland

Services

Main article: Helsinki commuter rail § Main/Riihimäki Line

Lempäälä is served by VR commuter rail line R on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Tampere, as well as line M on the route Toijala–Tampere–Nokia. Southbound trains toward Toijala, Riihimäki and Helsinki use track 1, while northbound trains toward Tampere and Nokia use track 3; track 2 lacks a platform and is only used by trains passing through the station.

References

1. Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
2. Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
3. Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.