The Viiala railway station (, ) is located in the town of

Akaa Akaa () is a town and a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It was created on 1 January 2007, when the town of Toijala and the town of Viiala were united into a single municipality. The municipality of Kylmäkoski was consolidated with Akaa o ...

(formerly the municipality of

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, in the

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and district of Viiala. It is located along the

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, and its neighboring stations are

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in the north and

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in the south.

History

Viiala railway station was opened on June 22, 1876, as the expansion of the Helsinki–Hämeenlinna line to

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, as well as the railway line from Turku to Toijala, were opened. Viiala was considered to be made into a junction station for these two railway lines, but eventually the nearby Toijala station was made the junction station. The station building was completed in 1876 and was expanded in 1908 with the plans of architect

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. After the station was opened, Viiala soon turned into a significant industrial community with the saw established already in 1873, a glass factory in 1890 and a file factory in 1901. As the glass factory was closed in the 1930's, a plywood factory was established in its facilities in 1932. Viiala became a municipality in 1932. The ticket sales office at the Viiala station closed down in 1998 and in the same year the train platforms were moved northwards. The station building was demolished the next year during the renewing of the station. Freight traffic at the station ceased in 2004.

Services and departure tracks

Viiala is served by VR commuter rail line on the route

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, as well as line on the route Toijala–Tampere–

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. Southbound trains toward Toijala, Riihimäki and Helsinki use track 1, while northbound trains toward Tampere and Nokia use track 2.Viiala - Train Departures - Fintraffic
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References

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