Piikkiö railway station
Piikkiön rautatieasema is a railway station in the municipality of Kaarina, Piikkiö, near Turku, Finland. It was opened in 1889. The station building, designed by a Finnish architect Bruno Granholm was built in 1888 and later expanded in 1922. The last train stopped at the station on May 26, 1979.
Piikkiö railway station Piikkiön rautatieasema | |
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 Piikkiö railway station circa 1920 | |
| Location | Asematie 7, 21500 Piikkiö Finland |
| Coordinates | 60°25′24″N 022°30′57″E |
| Operated by | VR |
| History | |
| Opened | 1.11.1889 |
| Closed | 26.5.1979 |
The station is located in the central area of the town of Piikkiö.
On September 2016, the railway station was sold to a private buyer.
References
- Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella : Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Karttakeskus. ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
- Mannonen, Tapio; Johanna, Nieminen (2004). Piikkiön historia 2 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy.
- Nummelin, Markku (2008). Rantarata (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustantaja Laaksonen. ISBN 978-952-99685-8-9.
- Ilonen, Juha; Sirkka, Valanto (1984). Rautateiden arkkitehtuuri : asemarakennuksia 1857–1941 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen rakennustaiteen museo. ISBN 951-9229-35-3.
External links
Media related to Piikkiö railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Railway stations in the region of Southwest Finland, Finland | ||
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| Helsinki–Turku railway |
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| Turku–Toijala railway |
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| Turku–Uusikaupunki railway |
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| Turku–Naantali railway |
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Names in italics indicate planned or closed stations. | ||
See also
- VR (Finnish Railways)
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