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''Loimaan asema'';
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''Loimaa station'') is located in the town of
Loimaa Loimaa (; historical sv, Loimijoki) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is ...
,
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. The station is located almost exactly halfway between the Turku Central and
Toijala Toijala is a former town and municipality of Finland, located some south of Tampere. On 1 January 2007, it was consolidated with Viiala to form the town of Akaa. Toijala is known as an important railway crossroads. The Helsinki–Tampere an ...
railway stations, making it an important place along the track. The station was taken into use when the track was completed in
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. The station building was probably designed by
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, who was the building designer of the
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at that time. The plans for the station haven't been signed, however. The station is located in the central area of the town of Loimaa, at the crossing point of the
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,
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and Finnish local road 213. All passenger trains stop at Loimaa, and it also serves cargo traffic.


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Railway stations in Southwest Finland
Railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
Railway stations opened in 1876 {{Finland-railstation-stub