Hikiä railway station

Hikiä
Hikiä
	VR station
Location	Sepäntie, 12240; Hikiä, Hausjärvi; Finland
Coordinates	60°45′13″N 024°55′23″E
Owned by	Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated by	VR Group
Line(s)	Riihimäki–Lahti railway
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Architect	Knut Nylander
Other information
Station code	Hk
Classification	Halt [1]
History
Opened	1 November 1869
Passengers
2008	5,000 [2]
Services
Route map
Location

The Hikiä railway station (Finnish: Hikiän rautatieasema, Swedish: Hikiä järnvägsstation) is located in Hausjärvi, Finland, in the village and urban area of Hikiä. It is located along the Riihimäki–Lahti line, and its neighboring stations are Riihimäki in the west and Oitti in the east.

History

Hikiä is the one of the original intermediate stations of the Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway, and was opened for passenger traffic in November 1869. It was placed on the crossing between the railway and the road between Nurmijärvi and the church of Hausjärvi. Its Class IV station building was built according to plans from Knut Nylander, and it received expansions in 1873 and 1904.

The Hikiä station played a significant role in the development of the village, helping it overtake the Hausjärvi church village in population. In 1960 Hikiä had 700 inhabitants, compared to 200 of the Hausjärvi church village. Hikiä's population in 2018 was 1,068.[3]

Hikiä became an unmanned station in 1976 and its freight traffic was abolished in 1991. In 2005, its platforms were rebuilt and moved approximately 100 metres (330 ft) to the east towards Lahti, which made it possible to replace the former cross-platform pedestrian level crossing with the overpass on regional road 290. The Hikiä station and its related buildings were transferred into the possession of Senate Properties in 2007.[4]

Services

Hikiä 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, Hikiä was also served by the unnamed regional trains on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Lahti–Kouvola–Kotka Harbour.

References

Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. p. 93. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
Urban settlements by population and population density, 2018. Statistics Finland.
Iltanen, Jussi. Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.

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[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] Urban settlements by population and population density, 2018. Statistics Finland.

[4] Iltanen, Jussi. Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.

Railway stations in the region of Kanta-Häme, Finland
Riihimäki–Tampere railway	Riihimäki Ryttylä Leppäkoski Turenki (Turengi) Harviala Hämeenlinna (Tavastehus) Parola Leteensuo Iittala Kuurila to Pirkanmaa (Toijala, Tampere)
Riihimäki–Lahti railway	Riihimäki Hikiä Oitti Mommila to Päijät-Häme (Lappila, Lahti)
Turku–Toijala railway	to Southwest Finland (Loimaa, Turku) Ypäjä Humppila Matku Raitoo to Pirkanmaa (Toijala, Tampere)
Names in italics indicate planned or closed stations.