Kouvola railway station

The Kouvola railway station (Finnish: Kouvolan rautatieasema, Swedish: Kouvola järnvägsstation) is located in the city of Kouvola in Finland.

Kouvola
VR station
General information
LocationHallituskatu 345100
Kouvola
Finland
Coordinates60°51′58″N 26°42′18″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Agency
Operated byVR Group
Line(s)Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway
Platforms4
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeGround station
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes (at biking share station)
History
Opened1875
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2008634,000
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Koria
towards Lahti
 Lahti–Kouvola Terminus
Terminus Kouvola–Iisalmi Mäntyharju
towards Iisalmi
Kouvola–Joensuu Lappeenranta
towards Joensuu
Kouvola–Kotka Myllykoski
towards Kotka Harbour
Preceding station Helsinki commuter rail Helsinki commuter rail Following station
Koria
towards Helsinki
 Z Terminus
Location
Kouvola is located in Kymenlaakso
Kouvola
Kouvola
Location within Kymenlaakso

The Kouvola railway station is an important crossing point station. It is located about 130 kilometres (80 mi) from the Helsinki Central railway station. There is also a bus terminal by the station and together they form a travel centre.

Kouvola is one of the busiest crossing points in Finnish railways. There is traffic to four directions: to Helsinki via Lahti, to Kotka, to Pieksämäki and Kuopio via Mikkeli, and to Luumäki, after which the track forks to two directions: to Joensuu via Lappeenranta, or to Russia via the Vainikkala border control station. The Kouvola railway station serves local trains, express trains, InterCity and InterCity² trains, and Pendolino trains.

The service to Vyborg and St. Petersburg was accelerated in 2010, with new Allegro trains operated by Karelian Trains. The travel time on high speed train between Kouvola and St. Petersburg is approximately 2 hours 15 minutes. The service was completely suspended in 2022 due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Proposals exist to connect Kouvola to Helsinki via a new 106 km line, Itärata, through Porvoo and Helsinki Airport.[1]

  • Kouvola railway station in 1986
    Kouvola railway station in 1986
  • Allegro arriving at Kouvola railway station
    Allegro arriving at Kouvola railway station
  • Kouvola railway station in 2019
    Kouvola railway station in 2019
  • Tunnel under the station's tracks in 2019
    Tunnel under the station's tracks in 2019
  • Wooden canopy for VR Class Tk3 "Ruuhveltti", Canopy was unveiled in october 2022. It was designed by students of Aalto University in Espoo.
    Wooden canopy for VR Class Tk3 "Ruuhveltti", Canopy was unveiled in october 2022. It was designed by students of Aalto University in Espoo.

References
  1. "Helsinki – Kouvola direct link "not economically viable"". International Rail Journal. 5 April 2019.

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