Back Schienennahverkehr in der Region Helsinki German راهآهن حومه هلسینکی Persian Helsingin seudun lähijunaliikenne Finnish Transport ferroviaire de la banlieue d'Helsinki French Servizio ferroviario suburbano di Helsinki Italian ヘルシンキ近郊列車 Japanese 수도권 단거리교통 Korean Kolej aglomeracyjna w Helsinkach Polish Хельсинкская пригородная железная дорога Russian Huvudstadsregionens närtrafik Swedish
| Helsinki commuter rail Helsingin seudun lähijunaliikenne Huvudstadsregionens närtrafik | |
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| Overview | |
| Locale | Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland |
| Transit type | Commuter rail |
| Number of lines | 13 |
| Number of stations | 46 in the HSL region 66 in total [1] |
| Daily ridership | 200,000 daily (2018)[2] |
| Annual ridership | 70 million (2018)[3] |
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| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1972 |
| Operator(s) | VR as contracted to HSL |
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| Track gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC |
| Average speed | 54 km/h (34 mph) |
| Top speed | 120 to 160 km/h (75 to 99 mph) |
Helsinki commuter rail (Finnish: Helsingin seudun lähijunaliikenne, Swedish: Huvudstadsregionens närtrafik) is a commuter rail system serving the Helsinki metropolitan area. The system is managed by the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) and operations are contracted out to VR at least until 2031.[4]
The system operates on four railway lines and comprises 13 services, all of which terminate at Helsinki Central Station. Within the HSL region, tickets and timetables are fully integrated with other modes of public transport. Some VR commuter rail services extend into the HSL region, and HSL tickets are used instead of VR ones when travelling entirely within the HSL region.[5] Both parties discontinued onboard ticket sales in 2017.[6]
Commuter rail is a backbone of public transport in Helsinki and is by far the lengthiest rapid transit system in Finland, carrying a total of around 70 million passengers in 2018[3] and operating around a thousand departures each weekday (2023).[citation needed]
- ^ "VR commuter traffic". 17 April 2022.
- ^ "VR listaa vahvuutensa lähijunakilpailutuksessa: Täsmällisyys, turvallisuus ja tehokkuus". 30 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Herkkua junamatkustajille: VR laski lähiliikenteen lipunhintoja". Vantaan Sanomat. 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Helsingin seudun raiteilla liikennöi jatkossakin VR – Projektijohtaja: "Suurin yksittäisellä kilpailutuksella saavutettu säästö HSL:n historiassa"". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "The HSL area is divided into four zones: A, B, C and D". HSL.fi. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "Lipunmyynti lähijunissa loppui – nämä 4 asiaa sinun pitää tietää". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2024-01-03.