Simpele railway station

The Simpele railway station (Finnish: Simpeleen rautatieasema, Swedish: Simpele järnvägsstation) is located in the municipality of Rautjärvi, Finland, in the urban area and municipal seat of Simpele. It is located along the Kouvola–Joensuu railway,^[3] and its neighboring stations are Imatra in the west and Parikkala in the east.^[4]

Simpele
VR station
General information
Location	Karjalantie 3170, 56800 Simpele, Rautjärvi Finland
Coordinates	61°25′30″N 029°22′19″E
Owned by	Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated by	VR Group
Line(s)	Kouvola–Joensuu
Platforms	1 side platform 1 island platform
Tracks	3 (with platforms)
Construction
Architect	Thure Hellström
Other information
Station code	Spl
Classification	Operating point[1]
History
Opened	1 November 1937 (1937-11-01)
Passengers
2008	13,000[2]
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station Imatra towards Kouvola Kouvola–Joensuu Parikkala towards Joensuu
Location Simpele Location within South Karelia Show map of South Karelia Simpele Simpele (Finland) Show map of Finland

Services

Simpele is served by long-distance trains (InterCity and Pendolino) that use the Kouvola–Joensuu line as part of their route.^[5]

External links

• Train departures and arrivals at Simpele on Finrail

References

1. Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4.
2. Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
3. Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
4. "Railway stations and routes". VR Group. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
5. "VR timetable for the period August 10−October 24 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-10-11.