Jyväskylä railway station
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The Jyväskylä railway station or Jyväskylä Travel Center (Finnish: Jyväskylän matkakeskus) is located in the city of Jyväskylä
, Finland
. The station is also the city's main bus terminal
for long-distance bus
es.
was built and Jyväskylä was added into the Finnish railway network. The track to Suolahti
was built in 1898, and later extended to Äänekoski
and Haapajärvi
. Another line was opened to Pieksämäki
in 1918. In 1978, a new track was opened between Jämsänkoski
and Jyväskylä
to ease traffic between Haapajärvi and Jyväskylä.
The station building was designed according to the style of the time, by the architect Bruno Granholm
at the Finnish Railway Institute. The station building represents national romanticist wood
en architecture. The station included the stationmaster's quarters and a storage house, and as a later addition the station restaurant
designed by Thure Hellström
(1916). In addition, two two-floor residential buildings with accompanying service buildings (1921) were built. The station building was expanded in 1923 and from 1968 to 1969.
The new travel centre was opened in 2002 next to the old station buildings, which were converted into business, service and residential use. The old station is part of the Finnish contract to preserve historically significant station areas, and is part of the inventory of culturally significant areas of the Finnish National Board of Antiquities
.
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The station is also the city's main bus terminal
Bus station
A bus station is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop...
for long-distance bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
es.
History
The original railway station was built in 1897, when the railway track from HaapamäkiHaapamäki
Haapamäki is a village in the municipality of Keuruu, Finland. It is historically an important meeting point of major railway lines, which converge at Haapamäki railway station....
was built and Jyväskylä was added into the Finnish railway network. The track to Suolahti
Suolahti
Suolahti was a former town and municipality of Finland. It is located next to Lake Keitele in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region...
was built in 1898, and later extended to Äänekoski
Äänekoski
Äänekoski is a town and municipality of Finland.-Geography:It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. It is neighboured by Kannonkoski, Konnevesi, Laukaa, Saarijärvi, Uurainen, Vesanto and Viitasaari. The town has a population of and covers an area...
and Haapajärvi
Haapajärvi
Haapajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
. Another line was opened to Pieksämäki
Pieksämäki
Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland. Its original name was Haukivuori .It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region.The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
in 1918. In 1978, a new track was opened between Jämsänkoski
Jämsänkoski
Jämsänkoski is a former town and municipality in central Finland located near Lake Päijänne and the Jämsänjoki river. The town had population of 7,581 . It covered an area of 448.67 km² of which 48.02 km² is water...
and Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...
to ease traffic between Haapajärvi and Jyväskylä.
The station building was designed according to the style of the time, by the architect Bruno Granholm
Bruno Granholm
Bruno Ferdinand Granholm was a Finnish architect. He served as the chief architect of Rautatiehallitus between 1892 and 1926...
at the Finnish Railway Institute. The station building represents national romanticist wood
Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
en architecture. The station included the stationmaster's quarters and a storage house, and as a later addition the station restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
designed by Thure Hellström
Thure Hellström
Thure Hellström was a Swedish-Finn architect working on railroad stations for Rautatiehallitus with Bruno Granholm...
(1916). In addition, two two-floor residential buildings with accompanying service buildings (1921) were built. The station building was expanded in 1923 and from 1968 to 1969.
The new travel centre was opened in 2002 next to the old station buildings, which were converted into business, service and residential use. The old station is part of the Finnish contract to preserve historically significant station areas, and is part of the inventory of culturally significant areas of the Finnish National Board of Antiquities
Finnish National Board of Antiquities
The Finnish National Board of Antiquities preserves Finland’s material cultural heritage: collects, studies and distributes knowledge of it. The Board is a cultural and research institution, but it is also a government authority charged with the protection of archaeological sites, built heritage,...
.
Services
The travel centre has various services, including restaurants, small shops, a baby-care space and a passenger information system.External links
- Jyväskylä Travel Center on VR's home page