Vantaankoski railway station
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Vantaankoski or Vandaforsen (Swedish
) is a Helsinki commuter rail
station located in Vantaa
, Finland
. It is approximately fifteen kilometres north of Helsinki Central railway station
.
The station is the northbound terminus for the M commuter line from central Helsinki
. The next station to the south is Martinlaakso
, which was the northern terminus of the M line until the construction of Vantaankoski in 1991. The station has an island platform
and local bus connections are available nearby.
The station will form part of the planned Ring Rail Line (Kehärata) route, which is currently under construction. The Ring Rail Line will link Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
and central Vantaa
with the Helsinki commuter train network, giving faster connections to downtown Helsinki
and its suburbs.
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
) is a Helsinki commuter rail
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...
station located in 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...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is approximately fifteen kilometres north of 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...
.
The station is the northbound terminus for the M commuter line from central Helsinki
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...
. The next station to the south is Martinlaakso
Martinlaakso railway station
Martinlaakso railway station is a Helsinki commuter rail station located in Vantaa, Finland. It is approximately fourteen kilometres north of Helsinki Central railway station....
, which was the northern terminus of the M line until the construction of Vantaankoski in 1991. The station has an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
and local bus connections are available nearby.
The station will form part of the planned Ring Rail Line (Kehärata) route, which is currently under construction. The Ring Rail Line will link 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...
and central 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...
with the Helsinki commuter train network, giving faster connections to downtown 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 its suburbs.