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Encyclopedia > VR commuter rail
Modern Sm4 EMU at Pasila
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Modern Sm4 EMU at Pasila

The VR commuter rail (VR-lähiliikenne in Finnish; VR-närtrafik in Swedish) network is the commuter rail network of Helsinki, Finland. The network is operated by VR Group, the Finnish national railway company. The first line was built in 1969. The network forms the heart of the public transportation infrastructure in the city together with the Helsinki Metro and trams. Image File history File linksMetadata Sm4_Pasila. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Sm4_Pasila. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Founded 1550 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area - Of which land - Rank 185. ... VR or VR Group (VR-Yhtymä) is a state-owned railway company in Finland, and formerly known as Valtionrautatiet. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... An old series 100 metro Public transport in Helsinki consists of bus, tram, metro, train, and ferry services. ... An orange Helsinki Metro train. ... Map of the Helsinki tram network. ...


Trains run only above grade in the Helsinki metropolitan area. Within the metropolitan area, the system uses interchangeable tickets with the bus, metro and tram networks managed by Helsinki City Transport and the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council. Helsinki City Transport or HKL (Finnish: Helsingin kaupungin liikennelaitos) is the official city-owned public transport company in Helsinki, Finland. ... The Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (Pääkaupunkiseudun yhteistyövaltuuskunta, or YTV, in Finnish, Huvudstadsregionens samarbetsdelegation in Swedish) is a co-operation agency operating in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. ...


The network is composed of 13 separate lines, although many of these lines are simply variations of each other with only minor differences.


Route map

Sm2 EMU from 1970s between Pasila and Helsinki
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Sm2 EMU from 1970s between Pasila and Helsinki

(Valid up to September 2006) Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1139x764, 627 KB) Summary Der elektrische Triebzug Nummer 6256 der VR, augenommen im Juni 2001 in Helsinki, durch S.Hinni (eigenes Bild). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1139x764, 627 KB) Summary Der elektrische Triebzug Nummer 6256 der VR, augenommen im Juni 2001 in Helsinki, durch S.Hinni (eigenes Bild). ...

  • Helsinki–Riihimäki 71 km (54 min)
  • Helsinki–Karjaa 87 km (1 h 7 min)
  • Helsinki–Vantaankoski 15 km (22 min)
Y M
Karis ● ● Vantaankoski T H R
Ingå ● ● Martinlaakso ● ● ● Riihimäki
Siuntio ● S U L ● Louhela ● ● ● Hyvinkää
Kirkkonummi ● ● ● ● ● Myyrmäki ● ● ● Jokela
Tolsa ｜ ｜ ● ● ● Malminkartano ● ● ｜ Nuppulinna
Jorvas ｜ ｜ ● ● ● Kannelmäki ● ● ｜ Purola
Masala ● ● ● ● ● Pohjois-Haaga ● ● ｜ Saunakallio
Luoma ｜ ｜ ● ● ｜ ● ● ● Järvenpää
Mankki ｜ ｜ ● ● ｜ K N ● ● ｜ Kyrölä
Kauklahti ｜ ● ● ● E ｜ ● ● ● ● ● Kerava
Espoo ｜ ● ● ● ● ｜ ● ● ● ｜ ｜ Savio
Tuomarila ｜ ● ● ● ● ｜ ● ● ● ｜ ｜ Korso
Koivuhovi ｜ ● ● ● ● ｜ ● ● ● ｜ ｜ Rekola
Kauniainen ｜ ● ● ● ● ｜ ● ● ● ｜ ｜ Koivukylä
Kera ｜ ● ● ● ● ｜ I ● ● ● ｜ ｜ Hiekkaharju
Kilo ｜ ● ● ● ● A ｜ ● ● ● ● ● ● Tikkurila
Leppävaara ● ● ● ● ● ● ｜ ● ● ● ● ｜ ｜ Puistola
Mäkkylä ｜ ｜ ｜ ● ｜ ● ｜ ● ｜ ● ● ｜ ｜ Tapanila
Pitäjänmäki ｜ ｜ ｜ ● ｜ ● ｜ ● ● ● ● ｜ ｜ Malmi
Valimo ｜ ｜ ｜ ● ｜ ● ｜ ● ｜ ● ● ｜ ｜ Pukinmäki
Huopalahti ｜ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ｜ ｜ Oulunkylä
Ilmala ｜ ｜ ｜ ● ｜ ● ● ● ｜ ● ● ｜ ｜ Käpylä
Pasila ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Pasila
Helsinki Central ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Helsinki Central
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The interior of Tikkurila station. ... Huopalahti railway station (Finnish Huopalahden asema; Swedish Hoplax station) is a station on the VR commuter rail network located in northern Helsinki, Finland. ... Ilmala railway station is a station on the VR commuter rail network located in northern Helsinki, Finland. ... Pasila railway station is located in northern Helsinki, Finland, approximately 3. ... Pasila railway station is located in northern Helsinki, Finland, approximately 3. ... 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. ... 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. ...

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