Lapinlahti railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = Lapinlahti

| style = VR Group

| type = VR station

| image = Lapinlahden rautatieasema.JPG

| address = Asematie 24, 73100 Lapinlahti

| owned = Finnish Transport Agency

| platforms = 2

| structure = Ground station

| opened = 1902

}}

Lapinlahti railway station ({{Langx|fi|Lapinlahden rautatieasema}}) is located in the municipality of Lapinlahti in the Northern Savonia region of Finland. Opened in 1902, the station is located on the Savonia railway.

The Finnish Heritage Agency has classified Lapinlahti railway station as a nationally significant built cultural environment.Iltanen, Jussi: Radan varrella, pages 302–303. Karttakeskus, 2009. {{ISBN|978-951-593-214-3}}. Retrieved in 2025-01-31.[https://www.rky.fi/read/asp/r_kohde_det.aspx?KOHDE_ID=4214 Lapinlahden rautatieasema] (in Finnish) Nationally significant built cultural environments (Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt) RKY, Finnish Heritage Agency. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

History

Lapinlahti railway station was opened on July 1, 1902, as the railway between Kuopio and Iisalmi was completed. The station building designed by Bruno Granholm was completed in the same year and was expanded in 1927.

Lapinlahti railway station was a significant location in Rautatie, the first novel by Finnish author Juhani Aho published in 1884, despite the fact that the book predates the actual real-life railway station by years.

Services

Lapinlahti is served by all of the long-distance train services that travel via the Savonia railway from Helsinki to Kajaani and Oulu.[https://assets.ctfassets.net/gshi3wijcp49/1ufyyuDStJEwGOriMU0PIt/4847c3ed6da94caf71eedd4fb66c52b7/VR_Aikataulutaulukot_15-12-2024_29-03-2025_v241003.pdf VR Long-distance train timetables Dec 15, 2024–Mar 29, 2025] (in Finnish), vr.fi. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

Departure tracks

Lapinlahti railway station has two platform tracks. The majority of the train that stop at the station use track 1. Currently the only exception to this occurs on the afternoon after 1 PM, when two passenger trains meet at the station: InterCity IC 63 to Oulu via Kajaani on track 1 and InterCity IC 68 to Helsinki on track 2.[https://junalahdot.fi/lapinlahti Lapinlahti - Train Departures - Fintraffic], junalahdot.fi. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

References

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Category:Railway stations in North Savo

Category:Finnish railway station stubs