Seinäjoki railway station

Railway station in Seinäjoki, Finland

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Seinäjoki

VR station
General information
Location| Valtionkatu 1, 60100 Seinäjoki
Coordinates| 62°47′31″N 022°50′37″E﻿ / ﻿62.79194°N 22.84361°E﻿ / 62.79194; 22.84361
Owned by| Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
History
Opened| 1883
Passengers
2009| 654 600
Services
| Preceding station  | VR Group | Following station

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Parkano

towards Tampere

|  | Tampere–Seinäjoki |  | Terminus
Alavus

towards Haapamäki

|  | Haapamäki–Seinäjoki |
Terminus |  | Seinäjoki–Oulu |  | Lapua

towards Oulu

| Seinäjoki–Vaasa |  | Tervajoki

towards Vaasa

Parkano

towards Helsinki

|  | Helsinki–Kolari

(overnight service)

|  | Lapua

towards Kolari

Tampere

towards Helsinki

|  | Helsinki–Kemijärvi

(overnight service)

|  | Kokkola

towards Kemijärvi

Location

Seinäjoki

Location within South Ostrobothnia

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Seinäjoki

Seinäjoki (Finland)

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The Seinäjoki railway station (Finnish: Seinäjoen rautatieasema) is located in the centre of city of Seinäjoki, Finland, at Valtionkatu 1. The current station building was built in the 1970s, and it is located in the same building as the bus station. In the 2000s, the building was renovated as a modern travel centre.

Seinäjoki is a significant crossing point, with connections toward Haapamäki, Helsinki, Vaasa and Oulu. The track to Kaskinen only has cargo traffic nowadays.

In front of the station building is a statue representing a railway worker.

The Finnish Heritage Agency has classified Seinäjoki railway station as a nationally significant built cultural environment.[1][2]

## History

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Seinäjoki railway station was opened in 1883 on the Vaasa railway line (Tampere–Haapamäki–Seinäjoki–Vaasa) near the Östermyra industrial area.[1] The original station building was built according to the designs of a Class IV type station building, similarly to Alavus and Vilppula stations. The station was originally named Östermyra, which remained the official Swedish name of the station until 1897.[1]

In 1886, Seinäjoki became a junction station, as the railway line to Oulu was opened.[1][2] At first, Seinäjoki was a "night station", since trains to Oulu spend the night there and there were also two hotels near the station for railway passengers to spend their night in.[1] In 1911, the railway line to Perälä was opened and was expanded to Kaskinen and Kristinestad the following year.[1]

The second station building designed by architect firm Heikki Castrén was built in 1968–1971.[1] Passenger traffic at the Kaskinen railway line ceased in 1968. In 1971, the Tampere–Parkano–Seinäjoki railway line was opened.[1] The ticket sales office at the Seinäjoki station was closed in 2016.[3]

The current station building designed by architect Anssi Lassila[4] and the architect firm OOPEAA was opened on December 4, 2024.[5] The fate of the former station building from 1971 has not yet been decided.[6]

## Services

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Seinäjoki is served by all trains from Helsinki towards Oulu and to Vaasa as well as by railbus services via Haapamäki to Jyväskylä (some terminate already at Ähtäri).[7]

## Departure tracks

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Seinäjoki railway station has four platform tracks.

* Track 1 is used by the majority of long-distance train services towards Helsinki, Oulu and Vaasa.
* Track 2 is used by some trains to Helsinki and one service to Vaasa.
* Track 3 is used by a couple of train services to Vaasa.
* Track 4 is the departure track of the railbus services to Ähtäri and Jyväskylä.

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## External links

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Media related to Seinäjoki railway station at Wikimedia Commons

* Seinäjoki travel centre

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). Karttakeskus. pp. 138–140\. ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.138-140&rft.pub=Karttakeskus&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=978-951-593-214-3&rft.aulast=Iltanen&rft.aufirst=Jussi&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Seinäjoki+railway+station" class="Z3988">
2. ^ a b Seinäjoen rautatieasema-alue (in Finnish) Nationally significant built cultural environments (Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt) RKY, Finnish Heritage Agency. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
3. ^ VR:n lipunmyynti loppuu 13 asemalta – ainakin 157 aiotaan irtisanoa Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish) Archived. Original article published 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
4. ^ Virpi Kupiainen-Ämmälä: Miten Seinäjoen uutta rautatieasemaa käytetään? – Pääarkkitehti Anssi Lassila vastaa lukijoiden kysymyksiin (in Finnish) ilkkapohjalainen.fi. Published 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
5. ^ Eveliina Pada, Tällainen on Seinäjoen uusi asema (in Finnish), Yle News, yle.fi. Published 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
6. ^ Hanne Leiwo, Seinäjoen rautatieasema tyhjenee (in Finnish), Yle News, yle.fi. Published 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
7. ^ VR Long-distance train timetables Dec 15, 2024–Mar 29, 2025 (in Finnish), vr.fi. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
8. ^ Seinäjoki - Train Departures - Fintraffic, junalahdot.fi. Retrieved 2025-01-26.

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Railway stations in the region of South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Tampere–Seinäjoki|

* to Pirkanmaa (Parkano, Tampere)
* Jalasjärvi
* Peräseinäjoki
* Seinäjoki

Seinäjoki–Oulu|

* Seinäjoki
* Nurmo
* Ruha
* Lapua (Lappo)
* Kauhava
* Lammi
* Härmä
* Voltti
* Köykkäri
* to Ostrobothnia (Jakobstad-Pedersöre)

Seinäjoki–Vaasa|

* Seinäjoki
* Munakka
* Ylistaro
* Isokyrö (Storkyro)
* Ventälä
* Tervajoki
* to Ostrobothnia (Vaasa)

Haapamäki–Seinäjoki|

* to Central Finland (Haapamäki)
* Myllymäki
* Eläinpuisto-Zoo
* Inha
* Ähtäri (Etseri)
* Töysä
* Tuuri
* Alavus
* Pynttäri
* Niinimaa
* Sääskiniemi
* Sydänmaa
* Koura
* Rahkola
* Seinäjoki

Seinäjoki–Kaskinen|

* Seinäjoki
* Tuomikylä
* Ilmajoki
* Koskenkorva
* Panttila
* Kurikka
* Mieto
* Lohiluoma
* Kauhajoki
* Kainasto
* Äystö
* Teuva (Östermark)
* to Ostrobothnia (Närpes, Kaskinen)

Names in italics indicate planned or closed stations.

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Seinäjoki Cityscape

Parks and recreation|

* Hirvijärvi Reservoir
* Kalajärvi Reservoir
* Mannerheim Park

Culture|

* Aalto Centre
* Ilkka
* Provinssirock
* Seinäjoki City Theatre
* Seinäjoki Civil Guard House
* Seinäjoki Library
* Tangomarkkinat

Churches and landmarks|

* Lakeuden Risti Church
* Seinäjoki City Hall
* Torikeskus

Education|

* Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences

Sports|

| Venues|

* OmaSP Stadion
* Seinäjoen keskuskenttä
* Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium

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Teams and clubs|

* Nurmon Jymy
* Peräseinäjoen Toive
* Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho
* Seinäjoen JymyJussit
* Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit
* Seinäjoki Crocodiles
* Sepsi-78
* SJK Akatemia

Transport|

* Seinäjoki Airport
* Seinäjoki railway station
* Ylistaro railway station

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