Tikkurila railway station
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Tikkurila station (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) (Template:Comma separated entries) is located in Tikkurila, the administrative centre of Vantaa in the Helsinki metropolitan area. It is located approximately Script error: No such module "convert". from Helsinki Central railway station and Script error: No such module "convert". from Helsinki Airport. The station is considered the main railway station of Vantaa, and almost all long-distance and commuter trains stop here.
History
Tikkurila was one of the first seven railway stations in Finland founded on the country's first railway between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna in 1862. Out of the intermediate stations, Tikkurila, Riihimäki and Turenki were supposed to be built out of brick, but eventually Tikkurila ended up being the only intermediate station to have a station building built out of brick. The Renaissance Revival style brick building designed by architect Carl Albert Edelfelt was completed in 1861.[1]
As the railway station was opened, the population of Tikkurila started to grow. In 1865 the population was still 300 but by the turn of the century it had doubled. By 1950, the population was nearly 5 000 and two decades later it was already above 20 000.[1]
A new station building was opened in 1978. The old station building from 1861 currently houses the Vantaa City Museum, opened in December 1990.[1] The Finnish Heritage Agency has classified the former station building as a nationally significant built cultural environment.[2]
On January 1, 2015, the new station/retail building Dixi was opened, replacing the previous station building from 1978.[3]
Connections
The station is a local transportation hub. Bus services include local neighbourhood service[4] 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),[5] 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[6] 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.[7] Other rail connections included daily trains to Moscow and St. Petersburg.[8] All southbound services end at the Helsinki Central railway station.
Departure tracks
There are six tracks at Tikkurila railway station all of which have a platform for passenger trains
- Track 1 is used by southbound long-distance trains and commuter trains Template:Ric, Template:Ric and Template:Ric to Helsinki.
- Tracks 2 and 3 are used by northbound long-distance trains towards Riihimäki and Lahti.
- Track 4 is used by commuter trains Template:Ric and Template:Ric to Riihimäki as well as Template:Ric to Lahti.
- Track 5 is used by commuter trains Template:Ric to the Helsinki Airport as well as Template:Ric and Template:Ric towards Kerava.
- Track 6 is used by commuter trains Template:Ric, Template:Ric and Template:Ric to Helsinki.
Services
The station bridge and the Dixi centre offer a number of services to commuters, tourists and the public in general.
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The very first station building from 1861 still exists today
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The newer station building before its demolition in 2015
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The station today with the notable Dixi centre
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Northbound InterCity train
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View of the new station from the south
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Interior of the station
References
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- ↑ Tikkurilan rautatieasema (in Finnish) Nationally significant built cultural environments (Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt) RKY, Finnish Heritage Agency. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ↑ Malminen, Ulla: Vantaan Tikkurila myllerryksessä – uusi asema- ja liikekeskus Dixi avataan tammikuussa Yle News. 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
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- ↑ Tikkurila - Train Departures - Fintraffic, junalahdot.fi. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
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