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 | |||||||||||
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Location | Ratakatu 13, 65100 Vaasa Finland | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 63°05′51″N 021°37′18″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency | ||||||||||
Operated by | VR Group | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Seinäjoki-Vaasa | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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Architect | Knut Nylander | ||||||||||
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Station code | Vs | ||||||||||
Classification | Operating point[1] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 29 September 1883 (1883-09-29)[2] | ||||||||||
Previous names | Nikolainkaupunki/Nikolaistad (until 13 October 1917) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2008 | 353,000 [3] | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Vaasa Location within Ostrobothnia Show map of Ostrobothnia![]() ![]() Vaasa Vaasa (Finland) Show map of Finland |
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.
Railway stations in the region of Ostrobothnia, Finland | ||
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Seinäjoki–Oulu railway |
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Seinäjoki–Vaasa railway |
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Names in italics indicate planned or closed stations. |
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