Jyväskylä Central Station, also known as Jyväskylä Travel Center (Finnish: ''Jyväskylän matkakeskus'') is a transportation hub located in the city of

Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately , while the Jyväskylä sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately ...

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. The station is the city's main train station as well its main long-distance

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History

Passenger traffic started at Jyväskylä on 1 November 1897, when the railway track from

Haapamäki Haapamäki is a village in the municipality of Keuruu, Finland. It has historically been an important meeting point of major railway lines, which converge at Haapamäki railway station. It is from Haapamäki to the center of Keuruu and to the ...

was built and Jyväskylä was added to the Finnish railway network. The track to

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was opened in 1898, and later extended to

Äänekoski Äänekoski () is a town in Finland, located in the Central Finland regions of Finland, region, about north of Jyväskylä, the region's capital city. Äänekoski has a population of , as of , and covers an area of of which , or 22%, is water. ...

and

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. Another line was opened to

Pieksämäki Pieksämäki () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region, about north of Mikkeli, east of Jyväskylä and south of Kuopio. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water ...

in 1918. The current track layout dates from 1977, when a new line was opened between

Jämsänkoski Jämsänkoski is a former List of cities and towns in Finland, town and List of former municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland in the Central Finland region. It is located near Lake Päijänne and the Jämsänjoki river. The town had a ...

and

to ease traffic between Haapajärvi and Jyväskylä. Passenger traffic started on the new line in May 1978. The station building was constructed between 1896 and 1897 according to the style of the time, by the architect

Bruno Granholm Bruno Ferdinand Granholm (May 14, 1857 in Myrskylä – September 29, 1930) was a Finnish architect. He served as the chief architect of Rautatiehallitus (The Railroad Board) between 1892 and 1926. Many of the station buildings he designed are ...

at the Finnish Railway Institute. The station building represents national romanticist

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en architecture. The station included the stationmaster's quarters and a storage house. The station expanded with a

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designed by Thure Hellström in 1916. In addition, two two-floor residential buildings with accompanying service buildings were built in 1921. The station building was expanded again in 1923 and from 1968 to 1969. The idea of combining the rail and bus stations was already suggested in the 1980s, and a competition was held in 1995 to select the design for the future station. The winning bid, designed in collaboration by architect companies Harris & Kjisik and Petri Rouhiainen, was named Kannel as it was modeled after the Finnish instrument. Work started in July 2001. The new travel centre was opened on 2 December 2002 near the old station buildings, which were converted into business, service and residential use. The old station is part of the Finnish contract to preserve historically significant station areas, and is part of the inventory of culturally significant areas of the

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Services

On the first floor, the travel centre offers services for both bus and rail passengers . It also contains restaurants, small shops, a baby-care space and a passenger information system.

Departure tracks

Jyväskylä railway station has four platform tracks. Tracks 3–4 are currently unused by passenger trains. * Track 1 is used by long-distance trains both towards Helsinki and Pieksämäki. * Track 2 is used by railbus services to Seinäjoki and Tampere (via Haapamäki). Jyväskylä - Train Departures - Fintraffic
''junalahdot.fi''. Retrieved 2025-01-26. File:Jyväskylän rautatieasema.JPG, The station from the platforms. File:Jyväskylä old railway station.jpg, The old station building. File:Jyväskylä railway station from the outside.jpg, The station from the outside. File:Jyväskylän matkakeskus 1.jpg, The station from the inside. File:Vr2 in Jyväskylä.jpg, Vr Class Vr2 steam locomotive no. 961 at Jyväskylä railway station in Jyväskylä, Finland

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External links

Jyväskylä Travel Center
on VR's home page {{DEFAULTSORT:Jyvaskyla Railway Station Railway stations in Central Finland Railway stations designed by Bruno Granholm

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