Public transport in Helsinki
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Public transport in Helsinki |
Tram Cars, Subways and Finland Railways in Helsinki
Public transport in Helsinki consists of a bus, tram, metro and train services. The system is managed
by Helsinki City Transport. Today, Helsinki is the only city in Finland to have tramsand subway trains.
The Helsinki Metro opened in 1982, was the first, and the only subway inall of Finland. Trains depart
from the Central Railway Station and Pasila to destinationsacross Finland. A project to connect Helsinki
-Vantaa Airport and Keharata Station, with the national rail network and downtown Helsinki, has
been approved and construction should be completed by 2013.
Helsinki Central Station, Finland
(L) Ticket sale counters of Helsinki Central Station (R) Ticket sale counters of Pasila Station
(L) Departure information board at Helsinki Central Station.
(R) Diagram showing the non-stop stations. The Helsinki Central Station on a bottom line level.
A modern commuter train at Helsinki Central Station
A long-distance express train, Aurora Borealis Express.
(L) A car loading station (R) Car carrier for a train journey
Sleeping berth ( double berth ), Aurora Borealis Express.
(L) A conductor waiting for departure time, Aurora Borealis Express.
(R) High-speed network trains departing Helsinki Central Station
Italian design high-speed network train and a power car at Helsinki Central Station.
Italian design high-speed VR train at Helsinki Central Station.
Double-deck high-speed Intercity 2 at Helsinki Central Station.
(L) High-speed trains at Helsinki Central Station (R) Almost the time to depart to Moscow, Russia.
Daily train service to Moscow departs from Helsinki at 17:52.
A Russian conductor waiting for a traveler at each train door to check passport, visa and train ticket.
A long Russian train heading to Moscow
(L) A superexpress train, Allegro arrived from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Helsinki.
This photograph was taken in July 2014.
(R) A power car and 2-deck high-speed train at Helsinki Central Station.
(L) VR railroad and condominium buildings in the background (R) Lake Toloviken and a high-speed train of VR.
Pasila (Bole) is a suburb in Helsinki. Eastern Pasila is a commercially active district with the Pasila railway
station. It is also home town of over 3,500 people.There are many buildings of major companies and
educational facilities. Western Pasila is mainly residential area with about 4,500 inhabitants. The apartment
buildings in this area are skinned with redbricks. Premises of major broadcasting companies are in the
northern end of this district.
Pasila (Bole) station
(L) Double-deck Intercity 2 at Pasila (Bole) Station. (R) A new VR train for domestic services.
Pasila (Bole) station and high-speed train
Tram in Helsinki
The Helsinki trams provide transportation in the downtown and areas closed to it. The network is composed
of 11 lines. Over 50million trips are made with the trams each year. The unique pub tram is well distin-
guishable by its vivid red color and PUBdestination board. A city tour takes about 40 minutes travel around
the Helsinki streets, while passengers enjoy their drinks. This tram is separately controlled from a regular
transportation system.
Pub Tram, Helsinki
(L) Office building in Hakaniemi, Helsinki (R) Helsinki street car route map
Kaisaniemi, near the Helsinki Central Station
(L) Modern tram in Kauppatori Market Square (R) Pub Tram,Helsinki
(L) Street car stop (R) Push button to open a tram door and a ticket register
The public Helsinki transportation systems have three zones:internal and two zones of regional. Internal
covers a single city and the regional Helsinki metropolitan area.Zone 1 single tickets are valid for 60minites,
and Zone 2 and Zone 3 tickets are valid for 80minites. Ticket controllers check tickets in a randomly selected
tram car and a penalty fee of 80RUR for any passenger without a valid ticket. 'Proof-of-paymentis', an honor
-based fare collection approach is used in Germany, Eastern Europe and a few cities of North America.
Interior of tram car, Helsinki
(L) Hersinki Cathedral Dome area, (M) Skeppareg road area, (R) A street next to Helsinki Central Railway Station.
(L) Road exclusively for the use of tram car (R) A free newspaper box in tram( Morning only )
Tram car railway between roadside trees.
Tram car railway after rain.
(L) Morning scene of tram car stop (R) VR railway and tram car rail crossing near Pasila.
(L) Hakaniemi tram car stop (R) A new-type tram car beside a city park.
(L) Motorman's automatic computer panel (R) Tram car stop in Skeppareg Street.
Touch panel self-ticket register
(L) One-day Pass ticket (M) Ticket prices (R) Ticket controllers in a tram, after inspection was completed.
Map of Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki Metro Map ( Illustration )
The metro is the backbone of the public transportation for Helsinki. There is a single line with two
branches. The whole system has 17 stations. By 2011, all trains should be automatic without drivers.
A ticket vending machine and warning of 80Eur penalty if ride a subway without purchasing ticket.
Rautatientori subway station (Central Railway Station )
Route map of Helsinki Metro.
Interior of subway train
(L) Metro train departing Vuosaari subway station
(R) Lake view between Kalasatama Station and Kulosaari Station
(L)(M) Elevator for a wheel chair and a bicycle (R) Helsinki subway train
Itakeskus Station
(L) A passenger with bicycle (M) Roof-deck covered Rastila subway station (R) Entrance to Vuosaari subway station
Vuosaari ( Nordsjo ) subway station, the southeast end of Helsinki subway line.
Vuosaari subway station
Ruoholahti ( Grasviken ) subway station, the southwest end of Helsinki subway line.
(L)Toll toilet in metro station (M) (R) Ruoholahti Street
(L) The entrance to Kamppi, Shopping Center, a neighbourhood of Helsinki (R) Escalator in the metro station of Kamppi
City Bus Terminal, Helsinki
City Bus Terminal, Helsinki All photographs were taken in July 2009.
Internal bus routes can be found most anywhere in Helsinki. For some parts of the city, these buses provide
the backbone of the public transportation system.
Russian and Finnish railways announced the high-speed train, Allegro,project, which promises the reduction
of travel time between Helsinki and St. Pertersburg from 5.5 to 3.5 hours. The passengers will be able to
pass customs during the train ride with no time loss.
Source:Travel.RU 31/12/2008
Allegro, high-speed train between Finland and Russia 2014
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All photos were taken in July 2009, and this article was written in August 2009,
by Junhaku Miyamoto, MD, PhD.
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