Helsinki Airport station

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

Lentoasema
Flygplatsen
Airport
VR station
LocationHelsinki Airport
Lentokenttä, Vantaa
Finland
Coordinates60°18′58″N 024°58′08″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Agency
Line(s)Ring Rail Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Train operatorsVR on behalf of HSL
Construction
Structure typetunnel station
Depth45 m (148 ft)
Other information
Station codeLen
Fare zoneC
History
Opened10 July 2015 (2015-07-10)
Passengers
20164,071 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station   Helsinki commuter rail   Following station
I/P

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]

References
  1. "HSL:n nousijamäärät" (in Finnish). Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. 2016. (under "Lentoaseman asema")
  2. "Virasto myöntää viimein: Lentoaseman juna-asema ihan valmis vasta ensi vuonna". Helsingin Sanomat. 20 October 2015.
  3. Jaulimo, Juulia (17 March 2016). "360 asteen video: Tässä ovat Suomen pisimmät liukuportaat! Otettiin käyttöön tänään". mtvuutiset.fi.
  4. "Finland earmarks funds for new rail links between Helsinki, Turku and Tampere". Helsinki Times. 4 February 2019.
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