Tikkurila railway station

Tikkurila station (Finnish: Tikkurilan rautatieasema, Swedish: Dickursby station) (IATA: HVT) is located in Tikkurila, the administrative centre of Vantaa in the Helsinki metropolitan area. It is located approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Helsinki Central railway station and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Helsinki Airport. The station is considered the main railway station of Vantaa, and almost all long-distance and commuter trains stop here.

Tikkurila
Dickursby
VR station
Tikkurila railway station
General information
LocationRatatie 11, 01300 Vantaa
Coordinates60°17′38″N 25°2′42″E
Owned byFinnish Transport Agency
Line(s)Helsinki–Riihimäki railway
Platforms2 island platforms
2 side platforms
Tracks6
Connections
  Helsinki buses
Construction
Accessible2
Other information
Station codeTkl
IATA codeHVT
Fare zoneC
ClassificationPart of split operating point (Tikkurila) [1]
History
Opened1862
Passengers
201910,063,798 (Helsinki commuter)[2]
Services
Preceding station Helsinki commuter rail Helsinki commuter rail Following station
Hiekkaharju
One-way operation
 P
clockwise via Myyrmäki
 Puistola
towards Helsinki
Puistola
One-way operation
 I
counterclockwise via Tikkurila
 Hiekkaharju
towards Helsinki via Airport
Puistola
towards Helsinki
 T Hiekkaharju
towards Riihimäki
K Hiekkaharju
towards Kerava
Pasila
towards Helsinki
 R Kerava
towards Riihimäki or Tampere
Z Kerava
towards Lahti or Kouvola
Preceding station VR Group Following station
Pasila
towards Helsinki
 Helsinki–Riihimäki Riihimäki
Terminus
through to Lahti
Helsinki–Kemijärvi
(overnight service)
 Riihimäki
towards Kemijärvi
Helsinki–Kolari
(overnight service)
 Riihimäki
towards Kolari

Tikkurila was one of the first seven railway stations in Finland constructed together with the country's first railway between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna in 1862. It was also the only one apart from the two terminus stations to be built out of brick and not wood. The old station was converted into a museum in the 1970s, and a new, more modern station was built to the north of the old one.

Connections

The station is a local transportation hub. Bus services include local neighbourhood service[3] by a minibus and various connections inside Vantaa as well as regional services to Helsinki. Among the more important services running via Tikkurila station is the service 562 (N),[4] which connects the station to the Jumbo shopping centre, Aviapolis, and Flamingo in the west to Hakunila, Jakomäki and Mellunmäki (metro station) in the east on a 24-hour-basis.

Since the completion of the Ring Rail Line[5] it offers a fairly frequent rail connection to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport some 5 km to the west of the station as well western parts of Vantaa with the northbound I-train service.[6] Other rail connections included daily trains to Moscow and St. Petersburg.[7] All southbound services end at the Helsinki Central railway station.

Services

The station bridge and the Dixi centre offer a number of services to commuters, tourists and the public in general.

  • The very first station building from 1862 still exists today
    The very first station building from 1862 still exists today
  • The newer station building before its demolition in 2015
    The newer station building before its demolition in 2015
  • The station today with the notable Dixi centre
    The station today with the notable Dixi centre
  • Northbound InterCity train
    Northbound InterCity train
  • View of the new station from the south
    View of the new station from the south
  • Interior of the station
    Interior of the station

References
  1. Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. p. 101. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. "Matkustajalaskenta - liikennepaikkojen matkustajamäärät - (summa)". tietopyynto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. "Neighbourhood routes". HSL. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  4. "HSL - Timetables - Cross traffic 562". aikataulut.reittiopas.fi. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  5. "Home - Finnish Transport Agency". www.liikennevirasto.fi. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  6. "HSL - Timetables - I". aikataulut.reittiopas.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  7. VR. "Timetables Finland–Russia - VR". www.vr.fi. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
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