Oulu Uleåborg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| VR Group station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Rautatienkatu 11A, 90100 Oulu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 65°00′41″N 025°29′02″E / 65.01139°N 25.48389°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Finnish Transport Agency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | ground station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 863 600 (2010) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Oulu 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
VR Class Sm3 (Pendolino) train waiting at the Oulu railway station.
A diesel locomotive (class Dr16) hauling lumber.
A part of the VR freight yard in Oulu.
Two diesel locomotives (class Dv12) transporting wood at the Oulu train station freight yard.
The VR locomotive stable at the rail yard in Oulu.
President L. K. Relander and governor E. Y. Pehkonen (president is the man in the middle with a top hat, governor on his left side also with a top hat) at the Oulu railway station on June 29, 1928.
References
- ↑ 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
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