The Viiala railway station (Finnish: Viialan rautatieasema, Swedish: Viiala järnvägsstation) is located in the town of Akaa (formerly the municipality of Viiala), Finland, in the urban area and district of Viiala. It is located along the Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and its neighboring stations are Lempäälä in the north and Toijala in the south.
Viiala | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Rautatienkatu, 37830 Viiala, Akaa Finland | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 61°12′45″N 023°46′12″E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | VR Group | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Riihimäki–Tampere railway | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | Via | |||||||||||||||
Classification | Halt[1] | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 22 June 1876 (1876-06-22)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | 39,000 [3] | |||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Viiala Location within Pirkanmaa Show map of Pirkanmaa![]() ![]() Viiala Viiala (Finland) Show map of Finland |
Viiala is served by VR commuter rail line R on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Tampere, as well as line M on the route Toijala–Tampere–Nokia. Southbound trains toward Toijala, Riihimäki and Helsinki use track 1, while northbound trains toward Tampere and Nokia use track 2.
Railway stations in the region of Pirkanmaa, Finland | ||
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Riihimäki–Tampere | ![]() | |
Tampere–Seinäjoki |
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Tampere–Pori | ||
Turku–Toijala |
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Tampere–Haapamäki |
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Orivesi–Jyväskylä |
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Names in italics indicate planned or closed stations. |
Commuter rail in southern Finland | |
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