Järvenpää railway station (Finnish: Järvenpään rautatieasema, Swedish: Träskända järnvägsstation) is a railway station in Järvenpää about 37 kilometres (23 mi) north from Helsinki Central station. It is situated 200 metres (660 ft) northeast of the city centre on a small hill. It was one of the first railway stations in Finland, which was established along the country's first railway line in 1862. Local lines D, R, T and few rush hour trains stops at the station.

Järvenpää Träskända
VR station
General information
Location	Asema-aukio 1, 04400 Keskusta, Järvenpää Finland
Coordinates	60°28′26″N 25°5′25″E
Owned by	Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated by	VR Group
Line(s)	Helsinki–Riihimäki
Platforms	1 side platform 1 island platform
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	Jp
Fare zone	D
Classification	Part of split operating point (Järvenpää)[1]
History
Opened	17 March 1862 (1862-03-17)
Passengers
2015	9,227 daily[2]
Services
Preceding station Helsinki commuter rail Following station Ainola towards Helsinki R Saunakallio towards Riihimäki or Tampere T Saunakallio towards Riihimäki Tikkurila towards Helsinki D Hyvinkää towards Riihimäki or Hämeenlinna
Location

In 1999 the station building was moved approximately 25 m (82 ft) further away from the tracks.

The station has three platforms. Track 1 is for southbound trains, track 2 is for northbound non-stop-trains and the northbound local trains stops at platform 3. Tracks 2 and 3 form an island platform.

Next to the station is the Järvenpää taxi rank. Many local bus lines stop at the station. The bus station is 300 m (980 ft) north of the station.

External links

• Media related to Järvenpää railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• VR (in Finnish)

References

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