Ekenäs railway station
The Ekenäs railway station (Swedish: Ekenäs järnvägsstation, Finnish: Tammisaaren rautatieasema) is located in Raseborg, Finland, in the urban area and city seat of Ekenäs. It is located along the Karis–Hanko railway,[3] and its neighboring stations are Skogby in the west and Dragsvik in the east.[4]
Ekenäs Tammisaari | |||||||||||
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| Location | Rautatienkatu, 10600 Ekenäs, Raseborg Finland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°58′46″N 023°26′34″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Karis–Hanko railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | VR (regional trains) | ||||||||||
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| Architect | Knut Nylander | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Tms | ||||||||||
| Classification | Halt[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 October 1873 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 | 98,000[2] | ||||||||||
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  Ekenäs Location within Uusimaa  Ekenäs Ekenäs (Finland) | |||||||||||
The Finnish Heritage Agency has declared the Ekenäs station area a protected culture site of national importance.[5]
History
In the planning stages of the private Hyvinkää–Hanko railroad in the 1860s, it was not originally intended for a station to be built in Ekenäs: instead, the line was intended to cut through the eastern side of the Pohjanpitäjänlahti bay, reaching Hanko via the ironworks of Svartå, Antskog and Fiskars as well as the port of Skuru. Eventually, it was decided to have the line follow the western coast of the bay instead, which helped Ekenäs reverse its trend of negative population growth starting in 1870.[3]
The Ekenäs station is one of the three preserved station houses of the original Hyvinkää-Hanko railway. The building, designed by Knut Nylander, was thoroughly repaired in 1877 and an extension was completed in 1914.[3]
After the conclusion of the Winter War and the subsequent leasing of the Hanko peninsula to the Soviet Union, Skogby became the terminus of the passenger trains on the line; however, on the onset of the Continuation War and the escape of Soviet troops from Hanko, regular passenger services to Ekenäs continued to be suspended over security concerns. Dragsvik became the terminus instead, and travellers bound for Ekenäs were subjected to a security check in Dragsvik, after which they had to continue their journey by foot.[3]
The Ekenäs harbour line was dismantled in 1996, and the entire trackyard followed suit in 1999, being replaced by the new passing loop built in Dragsvik in 1998.[3]
The station building was transferred to the ownership of Senate Properties and sold on in 2007.[3] It was renovated and converted to a travel centre in 2013.[6]
Services
Ekenäs is served by all regional trains on the Karis–Hanko line; the default type of rolling stock for this line is the Dm12 railbus.[7]
External links
Media related to Ekenäs railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train departures and arrivals at Ekenäs on Finrail
References
- Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. p. 100. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4.
- Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
- Iltanen, Jussi. Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
- "Railway stations and routes". VR Group. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Tammisaaren rautatieasema-alue". Finnish Heritage Agency (in Finnish). 22 December 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- Tiainen, Paula (10 December 2013). "Tammisaaren matkakeskus on kaunis mutta epäkäytännöllinen". Yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- VR timetable for the period August 10−October 24 2020
