Haapamäki railway station

Haapamäki railway station (abbrev. Hpk, Finnish: Haapamäen rautatieasema) is a junction station in the village of Haapamäki, in Keuruu, Finland. Construction on the railway line from Tampere to Seinäjoki via Haapamäki was finished in 1882. When the railway line to Jyväskylä was built, Haapamäki became a junction station. The fourth line to branch off from Haapamäki was the Pori line, which was built in the 1930s.

Haapamäki
VR station
General information
LocationAsema-aukio 1
Haapamäki, Keuruu
Finland
Coordinates62°14′48″N 024°27′19″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated byVR Group
Line(s)Tampere–Haapamäki
Haapamäki–Jyväskylä
Haapamäki–Seinäjoki
Construction
ArchitectBruno Granholm
Other information
Station codeHpk
ClassificationOperating point
History
Opened29 September 1883 (1883-09-29)
Previous namesKeuru (until 1897)
Passengers
200817,000
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Kolho
towards Tampere
Tampere–Haapamäki Terminus
Terminus Haapamäki–Seinäjoki Pihlajavesi
towards Seinäjoki
Haapamäki–Jyväskylä Keuruu
towards Jyväskylä
Location
Haapamäki
Location within Central Finland
Haapamäki
Haapamäki (Finland)

This line saw heavy traffic until the 1970s, since all trains heading for Ostrobothnia and Jyväskylä went through Haapamäki. The number of trains heading for Ostrobothnia via Haapamäki dropped off in 1971 as a result of the line from Tampere to Seinäjoki via Parkano being built. The number dropped even further once the Pori line was closed.

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