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Siuntio railway station

Coordinates: 60°08′27″N 24°13′21″E / 60.14083°N 24.22250°E / 60.14083; 24.22250
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Siuntio
Sjundeå
Helsinki commuter rail station
Siuntio Railway Station in January 2024.
General information
LocationRatapihantie, 02580
Siuntion asemanseutu, Siuntio
Finland
Coordinates60°08′27″N 24°13′21″E / 60.14083°N 24.22250°E / 60.14083; 24.22250
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Line(s)Helsinki–Turku
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsVR on behalf of HSL
Construction
Structure typeground station
Parking50
Bicycle facilities10 parking spaces
Other information
Station codeSti
Fare zoneD
ClassificationOperating point[1]
History
Opened1899
Passengers
201999,122[2]
Services
Preceding station Helsinki commuter rail Helsinki commuter rail Following station
Kirkkonummi
towards Helsinki
Y Terminus
Preceding station VR commuter rail Following station
Kirkkonummi
towards Helsinki
H
Limited service
Ingå
towards Hanko

Siuntio railway station (Finnish: Siuntion rautatieasema, Swedish: Sjundeå järnvägsstation) is a railway station in the municipality of Siuntio, Finland, between the stations of Kirkkonummi and Ingå.

History

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The Sjundeå station was opened for traffic on 1 September 1903, and its station building, designed by Bruno Granholm, was finished in the same year. The station had its Finnish name officialized in June 1925.[3]

The station was on the area of the territory of the Soviet Porkkala Naval Base, established as a result of the Moscow Armistice in 1944. As Porkkala was returned to Finnish control in 1956, Siuntio was re-established first as a halt on 1 May 1956; it was upgraded to a staffed laiturivaihde — a halt with a railyard with at least one switch — just one month later after the renovation of the station building was completed.[3]

Services

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Siuntio is served by line Y on the Helsinki commuter rail network, for which it is one of the termini along with Helsinki. In addition, the H train runs between Hanko and Helsinki three times a week. The station is part of HSL fare zone D.[4][5] The station has 55 centimetres (22 in) high platforms for accessible entry to low-floor trains,[6] and park and ride services are provided on the south side of the railway in a car park on Ratapihantie, with capacity for approximately 50 cars and 10 bikes.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Railway Network Statement 2022 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 30 June 2021. ISBN 978-952-317-812-0. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Matkustajalaskenta - liikennepaikkojen matkustajamäärät - (summa)". tietopyynto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Nummelin, Markku (2008). Rantarata (in Finnish). Kustantaja Laaksonen. pp. 49–51. ISBN 978-952-99685-8-9.
  4. ^ "Reittikartat: Lähijunaliikenne" (in English, Finnish, and Swedish). Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. April 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  5. ^ "H train to start operating between Hanko and Karjaa on 8 January 2024 - VR". VR. 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  6. ^ "Siuntio railway station". VR.fi. VR Group. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Liikenne ja pysäköinti". Siuntio.fi (in Finnish). Municipality of Siuntio. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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