Lahti train station
| Lahti | |
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 Station building from the platform side
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| Data | |
| IBNR | 1000430 |
| Architectural data | |
| architect | Thure Hellström |
| location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Coordinates | 60 ° 58 '37 " N , 25 ° 39' 27" E |
| Railway lines | |
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Kerava – Lahti, Riihimäki – Lahti, Lahti – Salpausselkä |
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| List of train stations in Finland | |
Lahti was connected to the railway line Helsinki - Riihimäki - Kouvola - Vainikkala - Vyborg (Viipuri) - St. Petersburg via the Lahti station ( Finnish. Lahden rautatieasema , Swedish. Lahtis järnvägstation ) .
history
The current building of Lahti Railway Station was completed in 1935. It is based on a design by the architect Thure Hellström . Because of the economic crisis in the 1930s, construction was carried out one floor lower than planned. The planned tower (similar to those of the Helsinki or Tampere train stations ) also fell victim to the red pen.
The station is served by lines 13 (Helsinki– Kajaani ) and 14 (Helsinki– Joensuu ) of the Finnish state railway company VR-Yhtymä . The station is also the terminus of line Z of local rail transport in the Helsinki region .
In 2006 the station was rebuilt. The completion of the Lahti – Kerava high-speed line , which went into operation on September 1, 2006, reduced travel time to Helsinki by around 20 minutes to 48 to 60 minutes (depending on the type of train).
