Ainola railway station

Ainola railway station (Finnish: Ainolan rautatieasema, Swedish: Ainola järnvägsstation), formerly Kyrölä railway station, is a Helsinki commuter rail station in the town of Järvenpää, Finland. The station is served by Helsinki commuter rail R- and T-line trains. Trains to Helsinki depart from track one and trains to Riihimäki depart from track two.

Ainola
VR station
General information
LocationHorsmakatu 1, 04420
Kyrölä, Järvenpää
Finland
Coordinates60.4570°N 25.1016°E / 60.4570; 25.1016
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated byVR Group
Line(s)Helsinki–Riihimäki
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeAin
Fare zoneD
ClassificationPart of split operating point (Järvenpää)
History
Opened1 September 1949 (1949-09-01)
Previous namesAinola (until 1 June 2015)
Passengers
2015927 daily
Services
Preceding station VR commuter rail Following station
Kerava
towards Helsinki
R Järvenpää
towards Riihimäki or Tampere
T Järvenpää
towards Riihimäki
Location

The station was renamed Ainola on 1 June 2015 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer Jean Sibelius. Ainola was his and his wife Aino's home. The walk from the station to Ainola takes around 20 minutes.

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