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The Parola railway station (Finnish: Parolan rautatieasema, Swedish: Parola järnvägsstation) is located in the municipality of Hattula, Finland, in the urban area and municipal seat of Parola. It is located along the Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and its neighboring stations are Iittala in the north and Hämeenlinna in the south.
Parola | |||||||||||
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| Location | Asemantie, 13720 Parola, Hattula Finland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°03′00″N 024°21′58″E / 61.05000°N 24.36611°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) | ||||||||||
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| Architect | Bruno Granholm | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Prl | ||||||||||
| Classification | Operating point[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 June 1876[2] | ||||||||||
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| 2008 | 15,000 [3] | ||||||||||
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Services
editParola is served by VR commuter rail line R on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Hämeenlinna–Tampere. Southbound trains toward Hämeenlinna, Riihimäki and Helsinki use track 1, while northbound trains toward Tampere use track 3. Track 2 has no platform and is only used by long-distance trains that pass through the station.
References
edit- ^ Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. p. 98. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4.
- ^ Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
- ^ Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
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