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Jokela railway station

Coordinates: 60°33′11″N 024°58′14″E / 60.55306°N 24.97056°E / 60.55306; 24.97056
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Jokela
VR station
General information
LocationAsemanraitti
Jokela, Tuusula
Finland
Coordinates60°33′11″N 024°58′14″E / 60.55306°N 24.97056°E / 60.55306; 24.97056
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Line(s)Helsinki–Riihimäki railway
Platforms3
Construction
Structure typeground station
Other information
Station codeJk
Fare zoneD
Passengers
20151,876 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station VR commuter rail Following station
Saunakallio
towards Helsinki
R Hyvinkää
towards Riihimäki or Tampere
T Hyvinkää
towards Riihimäki
Location
Jokela is located in Uusimaa
Jokela
Jokela
Location within Uusimaa
Jokela is located in Finland
Jokela
Jokela
Jokela (Finland)

Jokela railway station (Finnish: Jokelan rautatieasema, Swedish: Jokela järnvägsstation) is located along the Finnish Main Line in Tuusula, Finland, 48 km to the north of Helsinki Central railway station. It is situated between the stations of Nuppulinna and Hyvinkää

The station serves the R and T VR commuter rail lines between Helsinki and the Riihimäki terminus to the north.

The station was the scene of the Jokela rail accident (pictured below) on 21 April 1996, in which four people were killed and 75 injured after a train derailed in heavy fog. [2]

References

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  1. ^ Esiselvitys lähiliikenteen uusista seisakkeista Kerava–Riihimäki- ja Kerava–Lahti-väleillä (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Transport Agency. 2015. p. 30. ISBN 978-952-317-142-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "A1/1996R Train accident at Jokela, on April 21, 1996" (in Finnish and English). Accident Investigation Board of Finland. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
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Jokela rail crash in 1996