Kilo railway station
Encyclopedia
Kilo is a station on the VR commuter rail network on the Rantarata
line located in Kilo
, a district of the city of Espoo
in Finland
. It is situated between Leppävaara railway station
and Kera railway station
, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest/west of Helsinki Central railway station
.
In the 1980s, there was a small factory south of the tracks, right next to the station, but it was torn down, and many low-rise apartment buildings have been built in its place. The level crossing
to the west of the station was removed in the middle of the 1990s and replaced by a tunnel
east of the station.
Rantarata
, is a railway running between Helsinki Central railway station and Turku railway stations in Finland. Its first segment, linking Turku to Karis, was commissioned in 1895, and work began the following year. The Turku–Karis track was opened for temporary traffic on 1 April 1899 and for permanent...
line located in Kilo
Kilo, Espoo
Kilo is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland. Kilo is a place of homes and small industry. The head police station of Espoo is located in Kilo....
, a district of the city of Espoo
Espoo
Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen....
in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is situated between Leppävaara railway station
Leppävaara railway station
Leppävaara railway station is a station on the VR commuter rail network located in Leppävaara, a district of the city of Espoo in Finland. It is located about to the northwest/west of Helsinki Central railway station.-History:...
and Kera railway station
Kera railway station
Kera is a station on the VR commuter rail network located in Karamalmi, a district of the city of Espoo in Finland. It is situated between stations Kilo railway station and Kauniainen railway station. It is located about to the northwest/west of Helsinki Central railway station.-History:The...
, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest/west of Helsinki Central railway station
Helsinki Central railway station
Helsinki Central railway station is a widely recognised landmark in central Helsinki, Finland, and the focal point of public transport in the Greater Helsinki area. The station is used by approximately 200,000 passengers per day, making it Finland's most-visited building...
.
History
Kilo station has had three station buildings. The first was merely a small wood-heated cabin. The second was a larger wooden building and also included the white house of the track guardian, which still stands between the Kilo and Kera stations. This larger building was torn down in the early 1980s and replaced by a smaller sheet-metal building that served as the station's third station building. This latter building, which had been used as a kiosk since VR stopped selling tickets in Kilo at the beginning of the 2000s, has now been moved to a field across Lansanpurontie from the train station.In the 1980s, there was a small factory south of the tracks, right next to the station, but it was torn down, and many low-rise apartment buildings have been built in its place. The level crossing
Level crossing
A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
to the west of the station was removed in the middle of the 1990s and replaced by a tunnel
Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...
east of the station.
Bus connections
- 110 (Helsinki–TapiolaTapiolaTapiola or Hagalund is a district of Espoo on the south coast of Finland, and is one of the major urban centres of Espoo...
–Leppävaara) - 110A (Helsinki–Tapiola–Mäkkylä)
- 110T (Helsinki–Lauttasaari–Tapiola-Leppävaara)
- 110TA (Helsinki–Lauttasaari–Tapiola-Mäkkylä)
- 206A (Helsinki–Nihtisilta–Vitikka–Kilo–KarakallioKarakallioKarakallio or Karabacka is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.- See also :* Districts of Espoo...
–Karamalmi) - 220N (Helsinki–Leppävaara–Kilo–KauniainenKauniainenKauniainen is a small town and a municipality of inhabitants in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland. It is surrounded by the city of Espoo, in Greater Helsinki...
–LaaksolahtiLaaksolahtiLaaksolahti or Dalsvik is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland.- See also :* Districts of Espoo...
–Helsinki)