Oulu Bus Station

The Oulu Bus Station (Finnish: Oulun linja-autoasema) is a bus station in the city center of Oulu, Finland, located in the Vaara district near the Raksila district. From the bus station there is a pedestrian connection via the railway underpass tunnel to Oulu railway station and the station pier. There is no longer a ticket office and the Matkahuolto service in the station building, but there is still a café in the building.[1]

Oulu Bus Station
Bus station
General information
LocationVaara, Oulu
Finland
Coordinates65.00992469305005°N 25.484545789603782°E / 65.00992469305005; 25.484545789603782
Line(s)
Central & A+B Zone
Connections

The bus station was originally built in Torinranta on the site of the current Autoranta parking area in 1937.[2][3] The Oulu City Council decided to build a new station as early as 1963, but the new existing bus station was only opened in November 1983.[2][4] Today, the bus station has received a lot of criticism for its old and dilapidated due to its condition, which is no longer subject to renovation.[1][5]

Next to the bus station building is Martti Aiha's sculpture Futura – Tuntematon.[1]

References

  1. Hintsala, Juha (September 27, 2021). "Tältä näyttää linja-autoasema, jota ei aiota korjata". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  2. Laine, Liisa (September 25, 2016). "Matkakeskusta puuhattiin jo 40 vuotta sitten". Kaleva (in Finnish). Ouka.fi. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  3. Sipola, Timo (June 26, 2016). "Sekava torinranta kaipaa selkeyttä – opiskelijat haluavat Ouluun ihmisen kokoisen ja elävän torimiljöön". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  4. Turo Manninen (1995). Oulun kaupungin historia VI (in Finnish). Oulu: City of Oulu. pp. 92–93. ISBN 951-9234-48-9.
  5. Ursin, Elina (September 13, 2021). "Raksilan linja-autoasema on Oulun häpeäpilkku". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved December 3, 2021.
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