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The Turku Central railway station is a Railway Station in the VII District of Turku , Finland . It has VR services to Helsinki and towards Joensuu (most terminate in Tampere or Pieksämäki ). The station serves approximately a million people annually. The railway station was opened in 1876 , together with the newly built railway between Turku and Tampere, in a celebration attended by the future Tsar Alexander III Of Russia . Services were at first only to Tampere and Toijala , and the significance of railways was rather minor. In 1899 , a new railway to Helsinki was opened, and subsequently rail traffic to and from Turku became more frequent. The station was demolished in 1938 , and a new, more modern, one was built in its place. In addition to the two main railway lines to Helsinki and Joensuu, the station has handled passenger traffic to Naantali and Uusikaupunki . These local lines have been discontinued due to lack of use, but are still used by goods traffic. In addition, there is talk of re-establishing the line to Naantali in the near future, either as a Museum railway line or a form of local Public Transport .
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