Kirkkonummi railway station

Kirkkonummi railway station (Finnish: Kirkkonummen rautatieasema, Swedish: Kyrkslätts järnvägsstation) is a railway station in the municipality of Kirkkonummi, Finland, between Siuntio railway station and Tolsa railway station.

Kirkkonummi
Kyrkslätt
VR station
LocationNummitie 13, 02400
Kirkkonummi
Finland
Coordinates60°07′11″N 024°26′09″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Line(s)Helsinki–Turku railway
Platforms2
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeground station
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled access2
Other information
Station codeKkn
Fare zoneD
History
Opened1903
Electrified1969
Passengers
20161,952 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Helsinki commuter rail Following station
Tolsa
towards Helsinki
X Siuntio
Terminus
Masala
towards Helsinki
Y
Tolsa
towards Helsinki
U Terminus
L
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Leppävaara
towards Helsinki
Helsinki–Turku Karis
Location
Kirkkonummi
Location within Uusimaa

Kirkkonummi railway station serves as the terminus for Helsinki commuter rail lines U and L and is also served by the Y-line trains to Siuntio. Most of the long-distance trains between Helsinki and Turku used to stop at Kirkkonummi station until 2016. Nowadays only some few long-distance services make a stop at Kirkkonummi. The station has also three bus departures to Karis, via Ingå on weekdays (Mon-Fri).

Connections

  • Y-line trains (Helsinki–Siuntio–Helsinki, skip-stop)
  • U-line trains (Helsinki–Kirkkonummi–Helsinki), terminus
  • L-line trains (Helsinki–Kirkkonummi–Helsinki, nighttime), terminus
  • A few of the long-distance services between Helsinki and Turku Harbour railway station

Departure tracks

There are three platform tracks at the Kirkkonummi railway station used by the passenger trains.

  • Track 1 is the departure track for westbound long-distance trains to Turku, Y-line trains to Siuntio and some of the U- and L-line trains to Helsinki.
  • Track 2 is the departure track for eastbound long-distance trains and Y-line trains towards Helsinki.
  • Track 3 is used only by U- and L-line trains to Helsinki.

See also

References

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