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.
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Coordinates | 60°15′07″N 025°00′44″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Finnish Transport Agency | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | I, P, T, N, K | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | bus lines 69, 70, 73/N, 74/N, 79/N, 552, 553/K, 554, 560, 561, 603, 701, 702, 703, 705 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | bridge station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1871 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1873, 1878, 1934, 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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2016 | 11,193 daily[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malmi The location of the station in Helsinki |
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.
Gallery
- Southbound K-line train
- The station as seen from the platforms.
External links
- Media related to Malmi railway station at Wikimedia Commons
References
- "HSL:n nousijamäärät" (in Finnish). Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. 2016. (under "Malmin asema")