Siuntio railway station

Siuntio railway station (Finnish: Siuntion rautatieasema, Swedish: Sjundeå järnvägsstation) is a railway station in the municipality of Siuntio, Finland, between the stations of Kirkkonummi and Karis.

Siuntio
Sjundeå
Helsinki commuter rail station
General information
LocationRatapihantie, 02580
Siuntion asemanseutu, Siuntio
Finland
Coordinates60°08′27″N 24°13′21″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Line(s)Helsinki–Turku
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsVR on behalf of HSL
Construction
Structure typeground station
Parking50
Bicycle facilities10 parking spaces
Other information
Station codeSti
Fare zoneD
ClassificationOperating point[1]
History
Opened1899
Passengers
2015270 daily[2]
Services
Preceding station Helsinki commuter rail Following station
Kirkkonummi
towards Helsinki
 Y Terminus
X
L

History

The Sjundeå station was opened for traffic on 1 September 1903, and its station building, designed by Bruno Granholm, was finished in the same year. The station had its Finnish name officialized in June 1925.[3]

The station was on the area of the territory of the Soviet Porkkala Naval Base, established as a result of the Moscow Armistice in 1944. As Porkkala was returned to Finnish control in 1956, Siuntio was re-established first as a halt on 1 May 1956; it was upgraded to a staffed laiturivaihde — a halt with a railyard with at least one switch — just one month later after the renovation of the station building was completed.[3]

Services
Main article: Helsinki commuter rail § Rantarata (Coastal/Turku Line)

Siuntio is served by lines Y, X and L on the Helsinki commuter rail network, for which it is one of the termini along with Helsinki. The station is part of HSL fare zone D.[4] The station has 55 centimetres (22 in) high platforms for accessible entry to low-floor trains,[5] and park and ride services are provided on the south side of the railway in a car park on Ratapihantie, with capacity for approximately 50 cars and 10 bikes.[6]

See also

References
  1. Railway Network Statement 2022 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 30 June 2021. ISBN 978-952-317-812-0. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. "HSL:n nousijamäärät" (in Finnish). Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) (under "Siuntion asema")
  3. Nummelin, Markku (2008). Rantarata (in Finnish). Kustantaja Laaksonen. pp. 49–51. ISBN 978-952-99685-8-9.
  4. "Reittikartat: Lähijunaliikenne" (PDF) (in English, Finnish, and Swedish). Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Siuntio railway station". VR.fi. VR Group. Retrieved 13 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Liikenne ja pysäköinti". Siuntio.fi (in Finnish). Municipality of Siuntio. Retrieved 13 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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