Oulu railway station

Coordinates: 65°00′41″N 025°29′02″E / 65.01139°N 25.48389°E / 65.01139; 25.48389
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Oulu
Uleåborg
Finnish Transport Agency
Platforms3
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeground station
History
Opened1886
Passengers
863 600 (2010) [1]
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Ruukki
towards Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki–Oulu Terminus
Terminus Oulu–Kontiomäki Muhos
towards Kontiomäki
Oulu–Tornio Kemi
towards Tornio
Kempele
towards Helsinki
Helsinki–Kolari
(overnight service)
Kemi
towards Kolari
Former services
Preceding station Finnish State Railways Following station
Ylivieska
towards Helsinki
Polaria Terminus
Vihanti
towards Helsinki
Lapponia

The Oulu Railway Station is located in the centre of

Oulu bus station
for long-distance buses.

The railway station was built in 1886 when the Ostrobothnia railway line reached Oulu.

The railway from the south to Oulu was

Helsinki are operated by VR's Pendolino
trains.

Gallery

  • VR Class Sm3 (Pendolino) train waiting at the Oulu railway station.
    VR Class Sm3 (Pendolino) train waiting at the Oulu railway station.
  • A diesel locomotive (class Dr16) hauling lumber.
    A diesel locomotive (class Dr16) hauling lumber.
  • A part of the VR freight yard in Oulu.
    A part of the VR freight yard in Oulu.
  • Two diesel locomotives (class Dv12) transporting wood at the Oulu train station freight yard.
    Two diesel locomotives (class Dv12) transporting wood at the Oulu train station freight yard.
  • The VR locomotive stable at the rail yard in Oulu.
    The VR locomotive stable at the rail yard in Oulu.
  • President L. K. Relander and governor E. Y. Pehkonen (president is the man in the middle with a top hat, governor on his left side also with a top hat) at the Oulu railway station on June 29, 1928.
    President
    E. Y. Pehkonen
    (president is the man in the middle with a top hat, governor on his left side also with a top hat) at the Oulu railway station on June 29, 1928.

References

External links

Media related to Oulu railway station at Wikimedia Commons