Kirkkonummi railway station

Kirkkonummi railway station (Finnish: Kirkkonummen rautatieasema, Swedish: Kyrkslätts järnvägsstation) is a railway station in the municipality of Kirkkonummi, Finland, between Siuntio railway station and Tolsa railway station.

Kirkkonummi
Kyrkslätt
VR station
LocationNummitie 13, 02400
Kirkkonummi
Finland
Coordinates60°07′11″N 024°26′09″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Line(s)Helsinki–Turku railway
Platforms2
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeground station
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled access2
Other information
Station codeKkn
Fare zoneD
History
Opened1903
Electrified1969
Passengers
20161,952 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Helsinki commuter rail Following station
Tolsa
towards Helsinki
 X Siuntio
Terminus
Masala
towards Helsinki
 Y
Tolsa
towards Helsinki
 U Terminus
L
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Leppävaara
towards Helsinki
 Helsinki–Turku Karis
towards Turku Harbour
Location
Kirkkonummi
Location within Uusimaa

Kirkkonummi railway station serves as the terminus for Helsinki commuter rail lines U and L and is also served by the Y-line trains to Siuntio. Most of the long-distance trains between Helsinki and Turku used to stop at Kirkkonummi station until 2016. Nowadays only some few long-distance services make a stop at Kirkkonummi. The station has also three bus departures to Karis, via Ingå on weekdays (Mon-Fri).

Connections
  • Y-line trains (Helsinki–Siuntio–Helsinki, skip-stop)
  • U-line trains (Helsinki–Kirkkonummi–Helsinki), terminus
  • L-line trains (Helsinki–Kirkkonummi–Helsinki, nighttime), terminus
  • A few of the long-distance services between Helsinki and Turku Harbour railway station

Departure tracks

There are three platform tracks at the Kirkkonummi railway station used by the passenger trains.

  • Track 1 is the departure track for westbound long-distance trains to Turku, Y-line trains to Siuntio and some of the U- and L-line trains to Helsinki.
  • Track 2 is the departure track for eastbound long-distance trains and Y-line trains towards Helsinki.
  • Track 3 is used only by U- and L-line trains to Helsinki.

See also

References
  1. "HSL:n nousijamäärät" (in Finnish). Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. 2016. (under "Kirkkonummen asema")
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