Kauklahti railway station

Kauklahti railway station (Finnish: Kauklahden rautatieasema, Swedish: Köklax järnvägstation) is a station on the Helsinki commuter rail network located in Espoo, Finland. The station is served by Helsinki commuter rail lines Y, U, L and E. The station has three platform tracks. Westbound trains towards Kirkkonummi use track one, while eastbound trains to Helsinki use track two. Some of the E-line trains however use track three.

Kauklahti
Köklax
VR station
Coordinates60°11′13″N 024°35′41″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Agency
Line(s)Y, U, L, E
Platforms2
Connectionsbus lines 118, 165, 165N, (nighttime), 166, 167, 168, 213, 213N (nighttime), 911 (not stairght from station, 200 meters away, next stop)
Construction
Structure typeground station
Other information
Fare zoneC
Passengers
20162,198 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station   VR commuter rail   Following station
U
toward Kirkkonummi
L
ETerminus

There used to be a request railway stop called Pelto whistle-stop on the eastbound line towards Espoo and Helsinki, but this stop was closed in 1995 due to lack of use. There also used to be a little halt, Mankki, on the westbound line towards Kirkkonummi. This halt was closed in 2016 due to low passenger amounts.

Connections

  • Y-line trains (Helsinki-Siuntio-Helsinki)
  • U-line trains (Helsinki-Kirkkonummi-Helsinki)
  • L-line trains (Helsinki-Kirkkonummi-Helsinki, nighttime)
  • E-line trains (Helsinki-Kauklahti-Helsinki)

References

  1. "HSL:n nousijamäärät" (in Finnish). Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. 2016. (under "Kauklahden asema")
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