Vaasa railway station

The Vaasa railway station (Finnish: Vaasan rautatieasema, Swedish: Vasa järnvägsstation) is located in the city of Vaasa, Finland. It is located along the Seinäjoki–Vaasa railway; it is one of the termini for passenger trains that use the line, and its neighboring station in the east is Tervajoki.

Vaasa
Vasa
VR station
LocationRatakatu 13, 65100
Vaasa
Finland
Coordinates63°05′51″N 021°37′18″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated byVR Group
Line(s)Seinäjoki-Vaasa
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
ArchitectKnut Nylander
Other information
Station codeVs
ClassificationOperating point[1]
History
Opened29 September 1883 (1883-09-29)[2]
Previous namesNikolainkaupunki/Nikolaistad (until 13 October 1917)
Passengers
2008353,000 [3]
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Tervajoki
towards Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki–Vaasa Terminus
Location
Vaasa
Location within Ostrobothnia
Vaasa
Vaasa (Finland)

Services

Vaasa is one of the termini for all passenger trains that use the Seinäjoki–Vaasa line; the routes include Helsinki–Vaasa and Seinäjoki–Vaasa.[4] All trains arriving to and departing from the station use track 1.

References

  1. Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4.
  2. Iltanen, Jussi. Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
  3. Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
  4. VR timetable for the period August 10−October 24 2020
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