Hyvinkää railway station

Hyvinkää railway station (Finnish: Hyvinkään rautatieasema, Swedish: Hyvinge järnvägsstation) is located in Hyvinkää, Finland, approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Helsinki Central railway station. It is situated between the stations of Jokela and Riihimäki. It is one of the original stations of Helsinki-Hämeenlinna railway (known as Päärata), which was completed in 1862. With Järvenpää railway station, it is one of two still operational stations of original main track.

Hyvinkää
Hyvinge
VR station
General information
LocationRautatienkatu 9, 05800
Hyvinkää
Finland
Coordinates60°37′53″N 024°51′28″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated byVR Group
Line(s)Helsinki–Riihimäki
Hyvinkää–Karis
Platforms1 side platform
1 island platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeHy
ClassificationOperating point[1]
History
Opened17 March 1862 (1862-03-17)
Passengers
20156,396 daily[2]
Services
Preceding station Helsinki commuter rail Helsinki commuter rail Following station
Jokela
towards Helsinki
 R Riihimäki
towards Riihimäki or Tampere
T Riihimäki
Terminus
Järvenpää
towards Helsinki
 D Riihimäki
towards Riihimäki or Hämeenlinna
Location

The station serves the R, D and T commuter rail lines between Helsinki and the Riihimäki terminus to the north.

References
  1. Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 11 December 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. Esiselvitys lähiliikenteen uusista seisakkeista Kerava–Riihimäki- ja Kerava–Lahti-väleillä (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Transport Agency. 2015. p. 30. ISBN 978-952-317-142-8. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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