Jakobstad-Pedersöre railway station

Jakobstad-Pedersöre railway station (Swedish: Jakobstad-Pedersöre järnvägsstation, Finnish: Pietarsaari-Pedersören rautatieasema) is located in the village of Bennäs in Pedersöre municipality, Ostrobothnia, Finland. The station serves as the passenger station of the nearby city of Jakobstad. The station building was completed in 1885.

Jakobstad-Pedersöre
Pietarsaari-Pedersöre
VR station
LocationStationsvägen 9,
68910 Bennäs
Coordinates63°35′44″N 22°47′25″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Agency
Platforms3
Construction
Structure typeGround station
History
Opened1885
Electrified1981
Previous namesBennäs
Passengers
2019100,000[1]
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Härmä
towards Seinäjoki
 Seinäjoki–Oulu Kokkola
towards Oulu
Kauhava
towards Helsinki
 Helsinki–Kolari
(overnight service)
 Kokkola
towards Kolari
Former services
Preceding station Finnish State Railways Following station
Kauhava
towards Helsinki
 Lapponia Kokkola
towards Oulu
Location
Jakobstad-Pedersöre
Location within Ostrobothnia
Jakobstad-Pedersöre
Jakobstad-Pedersöre (Finland)

The station was renamed Jakobstad-Pedersöre on June 15th 2020.[2] The former name was Bennäs railway station (Swedish: Bennäs järnvägsstation, Finnish: Pännäisten rautatieasema).

Services

Jakobstad-Pedersöre is served by most InterCity and Pendolino trains on the route Helsinki–Seinäjoki–Ylivieska–Oulu–Rovaniemi, as well as the nighttime express trains between Helsinki and Kolari.[3]

References
  1. "Kauneimmat asemarakennukset: Pännäinen oli portti maailmalle". www.apu.fi. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. https://vayla.fi/-/pannaisten-rautatieaseman-uusi-nimi-on-pietarsaari-pedersore vayla.fi (in Finnish), retrieved June 30th 2020.
  3. VR timetable for the period August 10−October 24 2020
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