Helsinki Airport station explained

Lentoasema
Flygplatsen
Airport
Type:Helsinki commuter rail station
Style:VR Group
Address:Helsinki Airport
Borough:Lentokenttä, Vantaa
Country:Finland
Coordinates:60.3161°N 24.9689°W
Line:Ring Rail Line
Structure:tunnel station
Platform:1 island platform
Depth:45m (148feet)
Tracks:2
Train Operators:VR on behalf of HSL
Code:Len
Owned:Finnish Transport Agency
Passengers:4,406,584[1]
Pass Year:2019

Helsinki Airport station (Finnish: Lentoaseman rautatieasema, Swedish: Flygplatsens järnvägsstation) is a Helsinki commuter rail station located at Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland.

Helsinki Airport station is on the Ring Rail Line, located between the stations of Aviapolis and Leinelä. It is the world's northernmost underground railway station.

History

Although the Ring Rail Line opened on 1 July 2015, the airport railway station opened only on 10 July 2015, and only the Tietotie exit was accessible at this time. Because the exit was the one farther away from the terminal, a temporary shuttle bus was operated until the elevators for the passenger terminal-side exit were completed in December 2015.[2] The escalators for the terminal-side exit were finally brought into use on 17 March 2016.[3]

Future proposals

As part of ongoing plans for high-speed rail in Finland, Helsinki Airport station would be linked to Helsinki Central via a direct tunnel (a project known as Lentorata), surfacing at Kerava and continuing to Tampere Central, at an estimated cost of €5.5 billion.[4]

Proposals exist to connect Kouvola railway station to Helsinki via a new 106 km line, Itärata (Eastrail), through Porvoo and Helsinki Airport station.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matkustajalaskenta - liikennepaikkojen matkustajamäärät - (summa). tietopyynto.fi. 20 August 2022. Finnish.
  2. Web site: Virasto myöntää viimein: Lentoaseman juna-asema ihan valmis vasta ensi vuonna. 20 October 2015. Helsingin Sanomat.
  3. Web site: 360 asteen video: Tässä ovat Suomen pisimmät liukuportaat! Otettiin käyttöön tänään. Juulia. Jaulimo. 17 March 2016. mtvuutiset.fi.
  4. Web site: Finland earmarks funds for new rail links between Helsinki, Turku and Tampere. Helsinki Times. 4 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Helsinki – Kouvola direct link "not economically viable". International Rail Journal. 5 April 2019.