M1 M2 Metro station Helsinki tram lines from Rautatieasema 3 5 6 7 9 from Lasipalatsi 1 2 4 10
Helsinki Buses
Construction
Structure type
Ground station
Platform levels
1
Other information
Station code
HKI
IATA code
HEC
Fare zone
A
History
Opened
1862 (originally) 1919 (current building)
Rebuilt
1909
Electrified
Yes
Passengers
2019
37,005,824 (Helsinki commuter)[1]
Services
Preceding station
Helsinki commuter rail
Following station
Terminus
U
Pasila
towards Kirkkonummi
L
A
Pasila
towards Leppävaara
E
Pasila
towards Kauklahti
X
Pasila
towards Siuntio
Y
I
counterclockwise via Tikkurila
Pasila
towards Airport
P
clockwise via Myyrmäki
K
Pasila
towards Kerava
Preceding station
VR commuter rail
Following station
Terminus
T
Pasila
towards Riihimäki
D
Pasila
towards Riihimäki or Hämeenlinna
R
Pasila
towards Riihimäki or Tampere
Z
Pasila
towards Lahti or Kouvola
Preceding station
VR Group
Following station
Terminus
Helsinki–Riihimäki
Pasila
towards Riihimäki
Helsinki–Turku
Pasila
towards Turku Harbour
Helsinki–Kemijärvi
(overnight service)
Pasila
towards Kemijärvi
Helsinki–Kolari
(overnight service)
Pasila
towards Kolari
Former services
Preceding station
Finnish State Railways
Following station
Terminus
Polaria
Tampere
towards Oulu
Lapponia
Botnia Express
Tampere
towards Vaasa
Karelia
Lahti
towards Joensuu
Imatra Express
Lahti
towards Imatra
Savonia
Riihimäki
towards Iisalmi
Location
Helsinki Central
The location of the station in Helsinki.
Helsinki Central Station (Finnish: Helsingin päärautatieasema, Swedish: Helsingfors centralstation) (HEC) is the main station for commuter rail and long-distance trains departing from Helsinki, Finland. The station is used by approximately 400,000 people per day, of whom about 200,000 are passengers.[clarification needed][2] It serves as the terminus for all trains in the Helsinki commuter rail network, as well as for all Helsinki-bound long-distance trains in Finland. The Rautatientori (Central Railway Station) metro station is located in the same building.
The railway tracks in Helsinki were built in the 1860s. The station building, clad in granite, was designed by Eliel Saarinen and inaugurated in 1919. The building is known for its clock tower and the Lyhdynkantajat ("The Lantern Bearers") statues by Emil Wikström.[3] Helsinki Central was chosen as one of the world's most beautiful railway stations by BBC in 2013.[4] The Helsinki Central Station has become the symbol of the entire railway network in Finland. For example the VR Group uses the image of the station and the statues next to its main entrance in its advertising.[5]: 356
^"Matkustajalaskenta - liikennepaikkojen matkustajamäärät - (summa)". tietopyynto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^"Rautatieasema". Visit Helsinki : Helsingin kaupungin virallinen matkailusivusto (in Finnish). 8 November 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
^Hissibongarin Helsinki-opas Archived 2014-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, Kone. Accessed on 6 January 2014.
^Jonathan Glancey (3 December 2013). "Ten of the world's most beautiful railway stations". BBC. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
^Järvenpää, Eeva: Vanhinta Helsinkiä: kertomuksia Kluuvin ja Kruununhaan kortteleista. Helsinki: Helsingin Sanomat, 2007. ISBN 978-952-5557-15-2.
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