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Järvenpää Railway Station
Järvenpää railway station ( fi, Järvenpään rautatieasema, sv, Träskända järnvägsstation) is a railway station in Järvenpää about north from Helsinki Central railway station, Helsinki Central station. It is situated northeast of the city centre on a small hill. It was one of the first railway stations in Finland, which was established along the Finnish Main Line, country's first railway line in 1862. Helsinki commuter rail, Local lines D, R, T and few rush hour trains stops at the station. In 1999 the station building was moved approximately further away from the tracks. The station has three platforms. Track 1 is for southbound trains, track 2 is for northbound non-stop-trains and the northbound local trains stops at platform 3. Tracks 2 and 3 form an island platform. Next to the station is the Järvenpää Taxicab, taxi rank. Many local bus lines stop at the station. The bus station is north of the station. External links * VR References Järv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VR Group
VR-Group Plc ( fi, VR-Yhtymä Oyj, sv, VR-Group Abp), commonly known as VR, is a government-owned railway company in Finland. VR's most important function is the operation of Finland's passenger rail services with 250 long-distance and 800 commuter rail services every day. With 7,500 employees and net sales of €1,251 million in 2017, VR is one of the most significant operators in the Finnish public transport market area. VR was created in 1995 after being known as ''Suomen Valtion Rautatiet'' ('Finnish State Railways', sv, Finlands Statsjärnvägarna, russian: Финские государственные железные дороги) from 1862 to 1922, and ''Valtionrautatiet'' ('State Railways', sv, Statsjärnvägarna) from 1922 to 1995. As part of the concern, Avecra is a subsidiary for onboard catering service, Pohjolan Liikenne for bus traffic, VR Track for developing and maintaining of infrastructure and VR Transpoint for freight. Since 2017, its headquarters is loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
