Jokela railway station

Jokela
VR station
Location Asemanraitti
Jokela, Tuusula
Finland
Coordinates 60°33′11″N 024°58′14″E / 60.55306°N 24.97056°E / 60.55306; 24.97056Coordinates: 60°33′11″N 024°58′14″E / 60.55306°N 24.97056°E / 60.55306; 24.97056
Owned by Finnish Transport Agency
Line(s) R, T
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type ground station

Jokela railway station (Finnish: Jokelan rautatieasema, Swedish: Jokela järnvägsstation) is located 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 commuter rail lines between Helsinki and the Riihimäki terminus to the north.

The station was the scene of the Jokela rail accident (pictured) on 21 April 1996, in which four people were killed after a train derailed in heavy fog. [1]

References

  1. "A1/1996R Train accident at Jokela, on April 21, 1996" (in Finnish and English). Accident Investigation Board of Finland. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
Jokela rail crash
Preceding station   VR commuter rail   Following station
T
toward Riihimäki
R


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