Simpele railway station
Simpele | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Karjalantie 3170, 56800 Simpele, Rautjärvi Finland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°25′30″N 029°22′19″E / 61.42500°N 29.37194°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency | ||||||||||
| Operated by | VR Group | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kouvola–Joensuu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (with platforms) | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | Thure Hellström | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Spl | ||||||||||
| Classification | Operating point | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1937 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2008 | 13,000 | ||||||||||
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The Simpele railway station (Finnish: Simpeleen rautatieasema, Swedish: Simpele järnvägsstation) is located in the municipality of Rautjärvi, Finland, in the urban area and municipal seat of Simpele. It is located along the Kouvola–Joensuu railway, and its neighboring stations are Imatra in the west and Parikkala in the east.