Lempäälä railway station
{{short description|Railway station in Lempäälä, Finland}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Lempäälä
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| type = VR station
| style = VR Group
| image = Lempäälä railway station.jpg
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| address = Asematie 1, 37500
| borough = Lempäälä
| country = Finland
| coordinates = {{coord|61|18|48|N|023|45|15|E|region:FI-11_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| owned = Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
| operator = VR Group
| line = Riihimäki–Tampere railway
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| platforms = 2 side platforms
| tracks = 2 with platforms
3 in total
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| structure = At-grade
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| code = Lpä
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| zone = {{Nysse zone|C}}
| classification = Operating point{{cite book |title=Railway Network Statement 2021 |url=https://julkaisut.vayla.fi/pdf12/vj_2019-46eng_vs2021_web.pdf |publisher=Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency |date=18 June 2020 |isbn=978-952-317-744-4 |access-date=28 September 2020 }}
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| opened = {{Start date|1876|6|22|df=y}}{{cite book |last=Iltanen |first=Jussi |title=Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat |year=2009 |language=fi |isbn=978-951-593-214-3}}
| electrified =
| closed =
| former = Lempoinen/Lembois (until May 1897)
| pass_year = 2008
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=VR commuter rail
|line1=M |left1=Viiala |right1=Tampere
|line2=R |left2=Viiala |right2=Tampere |to-right2=Tampere
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The Lempäälä railway station ({{langx|fi|Lempäälän rautatieasema}}, {{langx|sv|Lempäälä järnvägsstation}}) is located in the central urban area of the municipality of Lempäälä. It is located along the Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and its neighboring stations are Tampere in the north and Viiala in the south.
The Finnish Heritage Agency has classified Lempäälä railway station as a nationally significant built cultural environment.{{Cite book |last=Iltanen |first=Jussi |title=Radan varrella |publisher=Karttakeskus |year=2009 |isbn=978-951-593-214-3 |pages=77–78 |language=fi}}[https://www.rky.fi/read/asp/r_kohde_det.aspx?KOHDE_ID=4180 Lempäälän rautatieasema] (in Finnish) Nationally significant built cultural environments (Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt) RKY, Finnish Heritage Agency. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
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 Bruno Granholm.
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
{{main article|Helsinki commuter rail#Main/Riihimäki Line}}
Lempäälä is served by VR commuter rail line {{ric|VR commuter rail|R}} on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Tampere, as well as line {{ric|VR commuter rail|M}} on the route Toijala–Tampere–Nokia. 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.[https://junalahdot.fi/junalahdot/main 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
{{Railway stations in Pirkanmaa}}
{{Helsinki commuter rail/navbox}}
Category:Railway stations in Pirkanmaa
Category:Railway stations in Finland opened in 1876
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