The Lempäälä railway station (, ) is located in the central

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of the municipality of

Lempäälä Lempäälä () is a municipality in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies south of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Lempäälä is approximately , while the Tampere metropolitan area, metropolitan area has a population ...

. It is located along the

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, and its neighboring stations are

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in the north and Viiala in the south. The

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has classified Lempäälä railway station as a nationally significant built cultural environment.

History

Lempäälä railway station was opened on June 22, 1876, originally named Lempoinen, as the expansion of the Helsinki–Hämeenlinna line to Tampere along with the Turku–Toijala railway line were opened. The original station building was completed the same year and was expanded in 1908 and 1922 with the designs of architect

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. Lempäälä was a significant transport hub before the railway was opened, with the canal built there in 1867–1874 through which the watercourse from Hämeenlinna to Tampere ran. The newer station building was completed in 1980 and also had a police station. The ticket sales office was closed in 1998. Freight traffic at the station ceased in 1993.

Services and departure tracks

Lempäälä is served by VR commuter rail line on the route

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–

Riihimäki Riihimäki (; ) is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about north of Helsinki and southeast of Tampere. An important railway junction is located in Riihimäki, since railway tracks from Riihimäki lead to Helsinki, Tampere and La ...

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, as well as line on the route Toijala–Tampere–

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. In addition, some of the long-distance train services running between Helsinki and Tampere make a stop at the station. Southbound trains toward Toijala, Riihimäki and Helsinki use track 1, while northbound trains toward Tampere and Nokia use track 3.Lempäälä - Train Departures - Fintraffic
''junalahdot.fi''. Retrieved 2025-01-27. Track 2 lacks a platform and is only used by trains passing through the station.

References

Lempäälä Railway stations in Pirkanmaa Railway stations in Finland opened in 1876 {{Finland-railstation-stub