Oulu railway station

Oulu Uleåborg
VR Group station
Location	Rautatienkatu 11A, 90100 Oulu
Coordinates	65°00′41″N 025°29′02″E / 65.01139°N 25.48389°ECoordinates: 65°00′41″N 025°29′02″E / 65.01139°N 25.48389°E
Owned by	Finnish Transport Agency
Platforms	3
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	ground station
History
Opened	1886
Traffic
Passengers	863 600 (2010) [1]
Services
Preceding station   Finnish Railways   Following station Ruukki toward Tampere Tampere-Oulu Terminus Muhos toward Kouvola Kouvola-Oulu Muhos toward Joensuu Joensuu-Oulu Terminus Oulu-Rovaniemi Kemi toward Rovaniemi

The Oulu Railway Station is located in the centre of Oulu, Finland, in the city district of Vaara. All trains are operated by VR. Nearby is the bus station for long-distance buses.

The railway station was built in 1886 when the Ostrobothnia railway line reached Oulu.

The railway from the south to Oulu was electrified in 1983, using overhead electric wires at 25 kV. The electrification northwards from Oulu to Rovaniemi was not completed until 2004. In 2006 the railway from Oulu to Iisalmi was also electrified. The fastest trains from Oulu to Helsinki are operated by VR's Pendolino trains.

Gallery

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  VR Class Sm3 (Pendolino) train waiting at the Oulu railway station.

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  A diesel locomotive (class Dr16) hauling lumber.

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  A part of the VR freight yard in Oulu.

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  Two diesel locomotives (class Dv12) transporting wood at the Oulu train station freight yard.

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  The VR locomotive stable at the rail yard in Oulu.

References

1. "Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma" (PDF). Liikennevirasto. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3. Retrieved 2012-09-09.

External links

Media related to Oulu railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• VR – main website
• VR – Oulu station information