Malmi railway station

Malmi station (Finnish: Malmin rautatieasema, Swedish: Malms järnvägsstation) is a railway station in the Malmi district of Helsinki, Finland. It is located between the stations of Pukinmäki and Tapanila, along the main railroad track from Helsinki to Riihimäki, about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north from Helsinki Central.

Malmi
Malm
VR station
Coordinates60°15′07″N 025°00′44″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Agency
Line(s)I, P, T, N, K
Platforms2
Connectionsbus lines 69, 70, 73/N, 74/N, 79/N, 552, 553/K, 554, 560, 561, 603, 701, 702, 703, 705
Construction
Structure typebridge station
Disabled access3
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
Opened1871
Rebuilt1873, 1878, 1934, 1986
Electrified1969
Passengers
201611,193 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station   Helsinki commuter rail   Following station
I/P
N
toward Kerava
T
toward Riihimäki
K
toward Kerava
Location
Malmi
The location of the station in Helsinki
Third and old station building, platforms and tracks in 1965, before electrification

Malmi station was opened in 1871 to serve a nearby army training ground and received new station buildings in 1873 and 1878. The third station building was constructed 1932–1934, and was electrified in 1969. The current station building was completed in 1986, and Helsinki commuter rail services began to call at this station in 1988. Malmi station was also the starting point of the Malmi Cemetery Railway (fi:Malmin hautausmaan rautatie) branch line, which served funeral trains heading towards Malmi Cemetery from 1895 until 1954.

References

  1. "HSL:n nousijamäärät" (in Finnish). Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. 2016. (under "Malmin asema")
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