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Pori railway station

Coordinates: 61°28′38″N 021°47′15″E / 61.47722°N 21.78750°E / 61.47722; 21.78750
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Pori
Björneborg
VR station
General information
LocationAsema-aukio 3, 28100 Pori
Coordinates61°28′38″N 021°47′15″E / 61.47722°N 21.78750°E / 61.47722; 21.78750
Owned byFinnish Transport Agency
Line(s)Tampere-Pori
Construction
Structure typeground station
History
Opened1895
Rebuilt1938
Services
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Harjavalta
towards Tampere
Tampere–Pori Terminus

Pori railway station (Finnish: Porin rautatieasema, Swedish: Björneborgs järnvägsstation) is a railway station in Pori, Finland. It has VR service to Tampere and to Port of Pori. Since Pori is a terminal passenger station, the traffic is quite moderate. Pori railway station serves approximately 225,000 people annually.

History

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Tampere–Pori railway and the first railway station in Pori were opened in 1895. This station was destroyed in the 1918 Finnish Civil War and replaced a year later with a new one. The present railway station was constructed 1938 in a different location. Functionalism-style building was designed by Finnish architect Thure Hellström.

Haapamäki–Pori railway [fi] was opened along with the new station in 1938. It was connecting Pori with Central Finland but the traffic ceased in 1985.

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