Mommila railway station

The Mommila railway station (Finnish: Mommilan rautatieasema, Swedish: Mommila järnvägsstation) is located in Hausjärvi, Finland, in the village of Mommila. It is located along the Riihimäki–Lahti line, and its neighboring stations are Oitti in the west and Lappila in the east.

Mommila
VR station
Location	Mommilanraitti 41, 12130 Mommila, Hausjärvi Finland
Coordinates	60°49′23″N 025°04′48″E
Owned by	Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated by	VR Group
Line(s)	Riihimäki–Lahti railway
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	Mla
Classification	Halt [1]
History
Opened	19 November 1905
Passengers
2008	1,000 [2]
Services
Preceding station Helsinki commuter rail Following station Oitti towards Riihimäki G Lappila towards Lahti
Route map to Kouvola to Heinola to Loviisa  167  Uudenmaankatu 58.8 Lahti  140  Helsingintie to Salpausselkä 56.1 Hennala  296  Ala-Okeroistentie 48.1 Hakosilta Helsinki 45.8 Tommola 44.4 Herrala  2954  Herralantie  295  Mäntsäläntie 32.2 Järvelä  1431  Sulkavantie 26.3 Lappila 23.2 Jutila  2951  Lammintie 20.0 Mommila 15.4 Oitti  1471  Oitintie 14.8 Hausjärvi freight  290  Hikiäntie 8.3 Hikiä 7.9 Kekomäki 0.0 Riihimäki to Helsinki
Location

History

The Mommila station began life as a halt on the outskirts of the village of Torhola. It took its name from the estate of Mommila, located approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from the station in the parish of Lammi. In the 1920s, a full station building designed by Thure Hellström replaced the former platform facility. A village began to form around the station, and its population peaked in the 1960s at over 200 inhabitants.

On 5 April 1977, Mommila became the stage of a destructive derailment accident upon the head-on collision of express train EP 84 and freight train JK 1456.[3]

Mommila became an unmanned station in 1977, its freight transport was abolished in 1990, and its railyard was disassembled in 1997. The level crossing in the northeastern side of the station was replaced by an overpass in 2004; it was opened for use by traffic on 2 November, and the crossing was dismantled the following day.[4] The station house and several of its relevant buildings were transferred to the ownership of Senate Properties in 2007.[5]

Services

Mommila is an intermediate station on commuter rail line G on the route Riihimäki–Lahti. Westbound trains towards Riihimäki stop at track 1 and eastbound ones towards Lahti use track 2. Prior to the opening of the Kerava-Lahti railway line, Mommila was also served by the unnamed regional trains on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Lahti–Kouvola–Kotka Harbour.

References

1. Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. p. 97. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
2. Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
3. Yle elävä arkisto: Mommilan junaturma
4. Nummelin, Markku. "Tasoristeys-palsta". Resiina (in Finnish) (1/2005). Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura & Museorautatieyhdistys. ISSN 0356-0600.
5. Iltanen, Jussi. Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.