Simpele railway station

Location
	Simpele Location within South Karelia Simpele Simpele (Finland)

Simpele
Simpele
VR station
General information
Location	Karjalantie 3170, 56800; Simpele, Rautjärvi; Finland
Coordinates	61°25′30″N 029°22′19″E / 61.42500°N 29.37194°E
Owned by	Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated by	VR Group
Line(s)	Kouvola–Joensuu
Platforms	1 side platform; 1 island platform
Tracks	3 (with platforms)
Construction
Architect	Thure Hellström
Other information
Station code	Spl
Classification	Operating point
History
Opened	1 November 1937
Passengers
2008	13,000
Services
Location
Location
	Simpele Location within South Karelia Simpele Simpele (Finland)

The Simpele railway station (Finnish: Simpeleen rautatieasema, Swedish: Simpele järnvägsstation) is located in the municipality of Rautjärvi, Finland, in the urban area and municipal seat of Simpele. It is located along the Kouvola–Joensuu railway,^[3] and its neighboring stations are Imatra in the west and Parikkala in the east.^[4]

Services and departure tracks

Simpele is served by long-distance trains (InterCity and Pendolino) that use the Kouvola–Joensuu line as part of their route.^[5] The station has three platform tracks and all trains that stop at the station currently use track 2.^[6]

References

^ Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4.
^ Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
^ Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
^ "Railway stations and routes". VR Group. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^ "VR timetable for the period August 10−October 24 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
^ Simpele - Train Departures - Fintraffic, junalahdot.fi. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

[1] Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4.

[2] Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.

[iltanen-3] Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.

[4] "Railway stations and routes". VR Group. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[5] "VR timetable for the period August 10−October 24 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-10-11.

[6] Simpele - Train Departures - Fintraffic, junalahdot.fi. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

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Railway stations in the region of South Karelia, Finland
Kouvola–Joensuu	to Kymenlaakso (Kouvola) Kaitjärvi Somerharju Taavetti Uro Luumäki Törölä Lappeenranta Lauritsala Muukko Joutseno Jänhiälä Rauha Tainionkoski Imatra Vuoksenniska Immola Puntala Heinä Rautjärvi Untamo Laikko Änkilä Koitsanlahti Parikkala Saari to North Karelia (Kesälahti, Joensuu)
Luumäki–Vainikkala	Luumäki Junttola Pulsa Tani Raippo Simola Rikkilä Vainikkala to Russia (Vyborg)
Huutokoski–Parikkala	to South Savo (Savonlinna, Punkaharju) Rajasuo Särkisalmi Parikkala
Names in italics indicate planned or closed stations.