Mäntyharju railway station

Mäntyharju
VR station
General information
Location	Asematie 10, 52700 Mäntyharju Finland
Coordinates	61°25′17″N 026°52′53″E
Owned by	Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated by	VR Group
Line(s)	Kouvola–Iisalmi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 (with platforms)
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	Mr
Classification	Operating point[1]
History
Opened	1 October 1889 (1889-10-01)[2]
Passengers
2008	66,000[3]
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station Kouvola Terminus Kouvola–Iisalmi Mikkeli towards Iisalmi
Location Mäntyharju Location within South Savo Show map of South Savo Mäntyharju Mäntyharju (Finland) Show map of Finland

The Mäntyharju railway station (Finnish: Mäntyharjun rautatieasema, Swedish: Mäntyharju järnvägsstation) is located in the municipality and central urban area of Mäntyharju, Finland. It is located along the Kouvola–Iisalmi railway,[2] and its neighboring stations are Kouvola in the south and Mikkeli in the north.[4]

The Finnish Heritage Agency has declared the Mäntyharju station area a protected culture site of national importance.[5]

Services and departure tracks

Mäntyharju is served by long-distance services (InterCity and Pendolino) that pass through the Kouvola-Iisalmi line.[6]

Mäntyharju railway station has two platform tracks and the passenger trains that stop at the station mainly use track 2. When two passenger trains meet at the station, southbound trains to Helsinki use track 1 and northbound trains towards Kuopio use track 2.[7]

References

1. Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
2. Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
3. Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
4. "Railway stations and routes". VR Group. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
5. "Mäntyharjun rautatieasema-alue". Finnish Heritage Agency (in Finnish). 22 December 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
6. "VR timetable for the period August 10−October 24 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
7. Mäntyharju - Train Departures - Fintraffic, junalahdot.fi. Retrieved 2025-01-31.