Vilppula railway station

The Vilppula railway station (Finnish: Vilppulan rautatieasema, Swedish: Vilppula järnvägsstation, Filppula until May 1897) is located in the town of Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland, in the district and former municipality of Vilppula. It is located along the Tampere–Haapamäki railway, and its neighboring stations are Kolho in the north and Orivesi Central in the south.

Vilppula
VR station
LocationKeskuskatu 21, 35700
Vilppula, Mänttä-Vilppula
Finland
Coordinates62°01′33″N 024°30′26″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated byVR Group
Line(s)Tampere–Haapamäki
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeGround station
ArchitectKnut Nylander (extension by Bruno Granholm)
Other information
Station codeVlp
ClassificationOperating point[1]
History
Opened29 September 1897 (1897-09-29)[2]
Previous namesFilppula (until May 1897)
Passengers
200832,000[3]
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Orivesi Central
towards Tampere
 Tampere–Haapamäki Kolho
towards Haapamäki
Location
Vilppula
Location within Pirkanmaa
Vilppula
Vilppula (Finland)

Services

All regional trains on the route Tampere–Haapamäki–Keuruu–Jyväskylä stop at Vilppula;[4] the default type of rolling stock for this route is the Dm12 railbus. All services arrive to and depart from 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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