Rovaniemi railway station
Rovaniemi railway station is located in Rovaniemi, Finland. The line from the south opened in 1909, and was extended to Kemijärvi in 1934. It features direct daytime and overnight passenger trains to Oulu, Tampere, Helsinki and Turku; as of March 2014 the overnight train provided the only passenger service north to Kemijärvi.
Rovaniemi | |||||||||||
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| VR Group station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ratakatu 3 96100 Rovaniemi | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 66.49803°N 25.70731°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Agency | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 11 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | ground station | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1909, 1934 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2004 | ||||||||||
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This train has arrived at Rovaniemi railway station in early morning, having left Helsinki railway station on the previous evening.
Electrification to Rovaniemi was completed in 2004 and extended to Kemijärvi in 2014, replacing diesel-hauled trains. The manual cane setting box was decommissioned on 21 May, 2006 and replaced with a computer interlocking device.
The current station building was opened in February 1954 with restaurants and other services.
External links
Media related to Rovaniemi railway station at Wikimedia Commons
| Oulu–Laurila railway |
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| Laurila–Rovaniemi railway | ||
| Rovaniemi–Kelloselkä railway | ||
| Laurila–Tornio railway |
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| Tornio–Kolari railway |
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Names in italics indicate planned or closed stations. | ||
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