Simpele | |||||||||||
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VR station | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Karjalantie 3170, 56800 Simpele, Rautjärvi Finland | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 61°25′30″N 029°22′19″E / 61.42500°N 29.37194°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency | ||||||||||
Operated by | VR Group | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Kouvola–Joensuu | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1
side platform 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 (with platforms) | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Architect | Thure Hellström | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | Spl | ||||||||||
Classification | Operating point [1] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 November 1937 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2008 | 13,000 [2] | ||||||||||
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The Simpele railway station ( Finnish: Simpeleen rautatieasema, Swedish: Simpele järnvägsstation) is located in the municipality of Rautjärvi, Finland, in the urban area and municipal seat of Simpele. It is located along the Kouvola–Joensuu railway, [3] and its neighboring stations are Imatra in the west and Parikkala in the east. [4]
Simpele is served by long-distance trains ( InterCity and Pendolino) that use the Kouvola–Joensuu line as part of their route. [5]