Lempäälä railway station

Lempäälä
VR station
File:Lempäälä railway station.jpg
General information
Location	Asematie 1, 37500 Lempäälä Finland
Coordinates	61°18′48″N 023°45′15″E
Owned by	Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated by	VR Group
Line(s)	Riihimäki–Tampere railway
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 with platforms 3 in total
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	Lpä
Fare zone	C
Classification	Operating point
History
Opened	22 June 1876 (1876-06-22)
Previous names	Lempoinen/Lembois (until May 1897)
Passengers
2008	62,000
Services
Preceding station File:VR logo green.svg VR commuter rail Following station Viiala towards Toijala M Tampere towards Nokia Viiala towards Helsinki R Tampere Terminus
Location Lempäälä is located in Pirkanmaa Lempäälä Lempäälä Location within Pirkanmaa Lempäälä is located in Finland Lempäälä Lempäälä Lempäälä (Finland)

The Lempäälä railway station (Finnish: Lempäälän rautatieasema, Swedish: Lempäälä järnvägsstation) is located in the central urban area of the municipality of Lempäälä. It is located along the Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and its neighboring stations are Tampere in the north and Viiala in the south.

Services

Main article: Helsinki commuter rail § Main/Riihimäki Line

Lempäälä is served by VR commuter rail line R on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Tampere, as well as line M on the route Toijala–Tampere–Nokia. Southbound trains toward Toijala, Riihimäki and Helsinki use track 1, while northbound trains toward Tampere and Nokia use track 3; track 2 lacks a platform and is only used by trains passing through the station.