Karis railway station

Karis railway station

Infobox VR station
name = Karjaa



swe = Karis
opened =
pass_day =
lines = Y, long-distance and Hanko local trains
inter =
address = Alingsåsgatan 37, 10300 Karis
type = ground station
platforms = 3
lounges = 1
elevators = 2

Karis railway station ( _sv. Karis järnvägsstation, _fi. Karjaan rautatieasema) is located in the town of Karis (Karjaa) in the Uusimaa region, Finland. The station is located along the track between Helsinki and Turku, and serves as a connection point between three different tracks: the main track between Helsinki and Turku, a branch track to the city of Hanko, and a former privately-owned track between Karis and Hyvinkää, currently largely disused.

The Karis railway station is located 87 km west from the Helsinki Central railway station, and all passenger trains between Helsinki and Turku stop there. The station is also the westernmost terminus of Helsinki commuter rail. It also serves cargo traffic.

History

The Karis railway station was originally founded to serve a privately-owned track between Hanko and Hyvinkää, and taken into use in 1873. After a few years, the privately-owned track had only made a loss, and the station was transferred over to the Finnish state.

The station became a crossing point in 1899, when the track between Karis and Turku was opened. The track between Karis and Pasila was opened in 1903.

See also

* Railway lines in Finland


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