Lempäälä railway station

Lempäälä
Lempäälä
VR station
General information
Location	Asematie 1, 37500; Lempäälä; Finland
Coordinates	61°18′48″N 023°45′15″E
Owned by	Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated by	VR Group
Line(s)	Riihimäki–Tampere railway
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 with platforms; 3 in total
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	Lpä
Fare zone	C
Classification	Operating point[1]
History
Opened	22 June 1876[2]
Previous names	Lempoinen/Lembois (until May 1897)
Passengers
2008	62,000 [3]
Services
Location
	Lempäälä Location within Pirkanmaa Lempäälä Lempäälä (Finland)

The Lempäälä railway station (Finnish: Lempäälän rautatieasema, Swedish: Lempäälä järnvägsstation) is located in the central urban area of the municipality of Lempäälä. It is located along the Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and its neighboring stations are Tampere in the north and Viiala in the south.

Services

Lempäälä 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 3; track 2 lacks a platform and is only used by trains passing through the station.

References

Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.

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[1] Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[2] Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.

[3] Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.

Railway stations in the region of Pirkanmaa, Finland
Riihimäki–Tampere	to Kanta-Häme (Iittala, Riihimäki) Toijala Viiala Mattila Lempäälä Hakkari Moisio Kulju Sääksjärvi Tampere (Tammerfors)
Tampere–Seinäjoki	Tampere (Tammerfors) Ylöjärvi Parkano to South Ostrobothnia (Seinäjoki)
Tampere–Pori	Tampere (Tammerfors) Santalahti Lielahti Epilä Tesoma Kalkku Kaisko Nokia Haavisto Jaakkola Siuro Kulovesi Suoniemi Nohkua Karkku Heinoo Vammala Kiikka Äetsä to Satakunta (Kokemäki, Pori)
Turku–Toijala	to Kanta-Häme (Humppila) Hanhisuo Urjala Kylmäkoski Sotkia Toijala
Tampere–Haapamäki	Tampere (Tammerfors) Vuohenoja Messukylä Vehmainen Vatiala Kangasala Ruutana Suinula Säynäjärvi Siitama Orivesi Orivesi Central (Oriveden keskusta) Juupajoki Korkeakoski Lyly Vilppula Kolho to Central Finland (Haapamäki)
Orivesi–Jyväskylä	Orivesi Torkkeli Talviainen to Central Finland (Jämsä, Jyväskylä)
Names in italics indicate planned or closed stations.