Tikkurila railway station
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Tikkurila station 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-Vantaa airport
. The station is considered the main railway station of Vantaa, and nearly all long-distance and most commuter
trains call at Tikkurila.
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.
There are frequent bus connections from Tikkurila station to Helsinki-Vantaa airport
, located 5 km to the west of the station. The airport currently does not have a rail connection, but the Kehärata
scheme currently under planning would connect Tikkurila to Vantaankoski railway station
via the airport. The proposed extension of the Helsinki Metro
to the airport could also affect this plan.
Tikkurila
Tikkurila is a district of the municipality of Vantaa, Finland. Located in the eastern half of the Helsinki conurbation, some north of the capital's downtown district, it is the administrative and commercial hub of Vantaa, although Myyrmäki is a rival shopping centre within the municipality and...
, the administrative centre of Vantaa
Vantaa
Vantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.Vantaa, with its population of , is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there...
in the Helsinki metropolitan area. It is located approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from 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...
and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Helsinki-Vantaa airport
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Helsinki Airport or Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is the main international airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland. It is located in Vantaa, Finland, about west of Tikkurila, the centre of Vantaa, and north of Helsinki city centre...
. The station is considered the main railway station of Vantaa, and nearly all long-distance and most commuter
Helsinki commuter rail
Helsinki commuter rail is the commuter rail system serving Greater Helsinki, Finland. The network is operated by VR, the Finnish national railway company. Together with the Helsinki Metro and trams, the network forms the heart of Helsinki's public transportation infrastructure.Trains run above...
trains call at Tikkurila.
Tikkurila was one of the first seven railway stations in Finland constructed together with the country's first railway between Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
and Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Häme in the south of Finland and is the birthplace of composer Jean Sibelius. Today, it belongs to the region of Tavastia Proper, and until 2010 it was the residence city for the Governor of the...
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.
There are frequent bus connections from Tikkurila station to Helsinki-Vantaa airport
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Helsinki Airport or Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is the main international airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland. It is located in Vantaa, Finland, about west of Tikkurila, the centre of Vantaa, and north of Helsinki city centre...
, located 5 km to the west of the station. The airport currently does not have a rail connection, but the Kehärata
Kehärata
The Ring Rail Line is a railway route under construction in the area of the city of Vantaa, in the Greater Helsinki Metropolitan Area of Finland. It will connect Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and the adjacent Aviapolis business and retail district to the Helsinki commuter rail network...
scheme currently under planning would connect Tikkurila to Vantaankoski railway station
Vantaankoski railway station
Vantaankoski or Vandaforsen is a Helsinki commuter rail station located in Vantaa, Finland. It is approximately fifteen kilometres north of Helsinki Central railway station....
via the airport. The proposed extension of the Helsinki Metro
Helsinki Metro
The Helsinki Metro , is the metro system in Helsinki, Finland. It is the World's most northern metro system, and currently the only one in Finland. The system was opened to the general public on 2 August 1982 after 27 years of planning...
to the airport could also affect this plan.