Vantaankoski railway station

Vantaankoski railway station (Finnish: Vantaankosken rautatieasema, Swedish: Vandaforsens järnvägsstation) is a Helsinki commuter rail station located in Vantaa, Finland. It is approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the Helsinki Central railway station.

Vantaankoski
Vandaforsen
Helsinki commuter rail station
LocationKivivuorentie 16, 01620
Martinlaakso, Vantaa
Finland
Coordinates60°17′09″N 24°50′53″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Agency
Line(s)Ring Rail Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Train operatorsVR on behalf of HSL
Connections
  Helsinki buses
Construction
Structure typeground station
Other information
Station codeVks
Fare zoneB
ClassificationHalt[1]
History
Opened2 September 1991 (1991-09-02)
Passengers
20161,444 daily[2]
Services
Preceding station Helsinki commuter rail Following station
Martinlaakso
towards Helsinki via Airport
 I Vehkala
One-way operation
Vehkala
One-way operation
 P Martinlaakso
towards Helsinki via Airport
Location

The station is part of the Ring Rail Line (Kehärata) route, which links Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and central Vantaa with the Helsinki commuter train network. The station was the northbound terminus for the M commuter line from central Helsinki until 2015. The next station to the south is Martinlaakso, which was the northern terminus of the M line until the construction of Vantaankoski in 1991. The station has an island platform and local bus connections are available nearby.

History

In the 1970s, Sanoma engaged in negotiations with the Finnish State Railways over the possibility of extending the Martinlaakso line to reach its new printing facilities in the Martinlaakso district. Although the FSR expressed interest in the project at the time, the negotiations seemingly broke down at some point near the end of the 1970s.[3]

The city of Vantaa raised the matter once again some 10 years later; its plan was to extend the line over the north side of the Ring III highway, to serve the developing district of Myllymäki. This would not happen at its full extent until the building of the Ring Rail Line, though a 900 metres (0.56 mi) extension from Martinlaakso to Vantaankoski was opened on 2 September 1991. The new station underwent several changes of name over the course of the project; from Sanomala (deemed inappropriate due to the direct reference to a private company), to Tyttökumpu (after a nearby residential area), to finally Vantaankoski, which the city of Vantaa had proposed.[3]

The station was thoroughly rebuilt during the Ring Rail Line project. A brand new pedestrian bridge over the north side of the platforms was built, establishing a new connection for use by arriving and departing passengers.[4]

Services
Main article: Helsinki commuter rail § Ring Rail Line and Vantaankoski Line

Vantaankoski is served by lines P and I on the HSL commuter rail network.

References
  1. Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. p. 93. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. "HSL:n nousijamäärät" (in Finnish). Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. 2016. (under "Vantaankosken asema")
  3. Oksanen, Jarmo. "Martinlaakson rata 40 vuotta". Resiina (in Finnish) (4/2015). p. 28-41. ISSN 0356-0600.
  4. Tapola, Tehanu. "Kehäradan rakentaminen ja käyttöönotto - osa 1". Resiina (in Finnish) (3/2015). p. 9. ISSN 0356-0600.
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