Kannelmäki railway station
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Kannelmäki railway station is a railway station on the Helsinki commuter rail
Helsinki commuter rail
Helsinki commuter rail is the commuter rail system serving Greater Helsinki, Finland. The network is operated by VR, the Finnish national railway company. Together with the Helsinki Metro and trams, the network forms the heart of Helsinki's public transportation infrastructure.Trains run above...

 network located in northern Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

, Finland
Finland
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. It is located approximately nine kilometres to the north/northwest of Helsinki Central railway station
Helsinki Central railway station
Helsinki Central railway station is a widely recognised landmark in central Helsinki, Finland, and the focal point of public transport in the Greater Helsinki area. The station is used by approximately 200,000 passengers per day, making it Finland's most-visited building...

.

The station is located in the district of Kannelmäki
Kannelmäki
Kannelmäki is a sub-neighbourhood of the neighbourhood of Kaarela in Helsinki, Finland. Kannelmäki is located a bit more than ten kilometres from the centre of Helsinki, and is bounded by Kehä I in the south, Hämeenlinnanväylä in the east, and the Mätäjoki river in the west and north...

, between the stations of Pohjois-Haaga
Pohjois-Haaga railway station
Pohjois-Haaga railway station is a railway station on the Helsinki commuter rail network located in northern Helsinki, Finland. It is located about eight kilometres to the north/northwest of Helsinki Central railway station....

 and Malminkartano
Malminkartano railway station
Malminkartano railway station is a railway station on the Helsinki commuter rail network located in northern Helsinki, Finland. It is located approximately eleven kilometres to the north of Helsinki Central railway station....

, serving the M commuter line between Central Helsinki
Helsinki Central railway station
Helsinki Central railway station is a widely recognised landmark in central Helsinki, Finland, and the focal point of public transport in the Greater Helsinki area. The station is used by approximately 200,000 passengers per day, making it Finland's most-visited building...

 and Vantaankoski
Vantaankoski railway station
Vantaankoski or Vandaforsen is a Helsinki commuter rail station located in Vantaa, Finland. It is approximately fifteen kilometres north of Helsinki Central railway station....

.

The station has two platforms, one for southbound and one for northbound trains. There are four lifts available and several local bus connections are available near the station.

In October 2008 the platforms were fitted with information screens.

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