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Uusikylä Railway Station
The Uusikylä railway station ( fi, Uudenkylän rautatieasema, sv, Uusikylä järnvägsstation; formerly ) is located in the city of Lahti (formerly the municipality of Nastola), Finland, in the district of Uusikylä. It is located along the Lahti–Kouvola line, and its neighboring stations are Nastola in the west and Kausala in the east. History Uusikylä is one of the original stations of the intermediate stations of the Lahti–Kouvola section of the Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway. At the time of the railway's opening, Uusikylä became the only station situated in the parish of Nastola; the location was chosen for the village's important location in a crossroads between Lahti, Heinola, Anjala and Artjärvi. It became an important freight station on the line; one of the notable types of cargo transported included milk that was bound for Saint Petersburg. During the Finnish Civil War, upon the landing of Detachment Brandenstein in Loviisa, it proceeded towards Uusiky ... [...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] |
