Helsinki Airport Station (Lentoaseman rautatieasema)

Helsinki Airport Station (Lentoaseman rautatieasema)

Helsinki Airport Station or in Finnish: Lentoaseman rautatieasema, in Swedish: Flygplatsens järnvägsstation is a Helsinki Commuter Rail station located at Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland.

Helsinki Airport Station is on the Ring Rail Line, located between the stations of Aviapolis and Leinelä. It is the world's northernmost underground railway station.

Helsinki Airport Station History

Although the Ring Rail Line opened on 1 July 2015, the airport railway station opened only on 10 July 2015, and only the Tietotie exit was accessible at this time. Because the exit was the one farther away from the terminal, a temporary shuttle bus was operated until the elevators for the passenger terminal-side exit were completed in December 2015. The escalators for the terminal-side exit were finally brought into use on 17 March 2016.

Helsinki Airport Station Future Proposals

As part of ongoing plans for high-speed rail in Finland, Helsinki Airport Station would be linked to Helsinki Central via a direct tunnel (a project known as Lentorata), surfacing at Kerava and continuing to Tampere Central, at an estimated cost of €5.5 billion.

Proposals exist to connect Kouvola railway station to Helsinki via a new 106 km line, Itärata (Eastrail), through Porvoo and Helsinki Airport Station.

Helsinki Airport Station Overview

Lentoasema
Flygplatsen
Airport

Helsinki Airport Station Location:
Helsinki Airport
Lentokenttä, Vantaa
Finland
Helsinki Airport Station Coordinates: 60°18′58″N 024°58′08″E
Helsinki Airport Station Owned By: Finnish Transport Agency
Helsinki Airport Station Line(s): Ring Rail Line
Helsinki Airport Station Platforms: 1 island platform
Helsinki Airport Station Tracks: 2
Helsinki Airport Station Train Operators: VR on behalf of HSL
Helsinki Airport Station Structure Type: tunnel station
Helsinki Airport Station Depth: 45 m (148 ft)
Helsinki Airport Station Station Code: Len
Helsinki Airport Station Fare Zone: C
Helsinki Airport Station Opened: 1 July 2015
Helsinki Airport Station Passengers:
2019 4,406,584

Helsinki Airport Station Route Map

Preceding Station:

• Leinelä One-way operation
• Aviapolis One-way operation

Helsinki Commuter Rail:

• I counterclockwise via Tikkurila
• P clockwise via Myyrmäki

Following Station:

• Aviapolis towards Helsinki
• Leinelä towards Helsinki