Kerava railway station

Kerava railway station (Finnish: Keravan rautatieasema, Swedish: Kervo järnvägsstation) is located in the town of Kerava, Finland. It is located approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Helsinki Central railway station. Six tracks run through the station, three of which have platforms for passenger traffic. Kerava is a significant junction station, with connections from the main track from Helsinki to Riihimäki to the tracks to Lahti, Sköldvik, Porvoo, and to the Vuosaari Harbour.

Kerava
Kervo
VR station
LocationAsema-aukio 1, 04200
Kerava
Finland
Coordinates60°24′12″N 25°6′20″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Agency
Platforms1 island platform
2 side platforms
Construction
Disabled access2
Other information
Station codeKe
Fare zoneD
Passengers
20168,122 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Helsinki commuter rail Following station
Savio
towards Helsinki
 K Kerava
Terminus
Tikkurila
towards Helsinki
 R Ainola
towards Riihimäki or Tampere
D Järvenpää
towards Riihimäki or Hämeenlinna
Savio
towards Helsinki
 T Ainola
towards Riihimäki
Tikkurila
towards Helsinki
 Z Haarajoki
towards Lahti or Kouvola

The station house is uncommonly large and was built in 1876-1878 and extended in 1904. When the house was built the station had already been operational for over ten years.

Services
Main articles: Helsinki commuter rail § Main/Riihimäki Line, and § Lahti Line

Kerava is served by a total of five lines on the Helsinki commuter rail network: K from Helsinki, for which it is the terminus; R, D and T on the route Helsinki−Riihimäki−Hämeenlinna−Tampere; and Z on the route Helsinki−Lahti−Kouvola. No long-distance services make stops at Kerava.

  • A northbound Z-line train in track four.
  • This Hv3 number 781 stands at the railway station of Kerava

Media related to Kerava railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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