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Iittala railway station

The Iittala railway station (, ) is located in the town of Hämeenlinna (formerly the municipality of Kalvola), Finland, in the urban area and former municipal seat of Iittala. It is located along the Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and its neighboring stations are Toijala in the north and Parola in the south.

History

Iittala railway station was originally opened as a railway stop on October 1, 1882 at the municipality of Kalvola, a couple of kilometres away from the church. The stop was promoted to a station in 1888.

The original station building, designed by architect Knut Nylander, has been demolished due to its poor condition. A warehouse building at the station functioned as a combined railway and bus station from 1973, as the former station building became disused. The station became unstaffed in 1990 and freight traffic at the station ceased the next year. The warehouse used as a station building was destroyed in an arson in 2003.

Services and departure tracks

Iittala is served by VR commuter rail line on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Hämeenlinna–Tampere. Southbound trains to Riihimäki and Helsinki use track 1, while northbound trains toward Tampere use track 2.

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