VR commuter rail (Finnish: VR:n lähiliikenne, Swedish: VR:s närtrafik) is a Finnish commuter rail system operated by VR – the national railway operator of Finland – under a public service obligation agreement with the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland.[1] The operations are planned in trilateral co-operation between the ministry, the operator and various regional transport authorities.[2]
VR commuter rail consists of seven alphabetically identified services on six different railway lines. Four of these services terminate at Helsinki where the system is integrated with the Helsinki commuter rail system managed by the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority, whose the operations are currently also contracted out to VR. The system serves five regions of southern Finland which in total account for approximately half of the entire population of the country. Major cities and towns served include Tampere, Hämeenlinna, Lahti, Kouvola and Kotka.
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VRcommuterrail (Finnish: VR:n lähiliikenne, Swedish: VR:s närtrafik) is a Finnish commuterrail system operated by VR – the national railway operator...
modes of public transport. Some VRcommuterrail services extend into the HSL region, and HSL tickets are used instead of VR ones when travelling entirely...
on the Ring Rail Line (I/P, separating from the Main Line after Hiekkaharju station) northbound on the Main Line (K) The VRcommuterrail system consists...
passenger rail services with 250 long-distance and 800 commuterrail services every day. With 7,500 employees and net sales of €1,251 million in 2017, VR is...
Swedish: Helsingfors centralstation) (HEC) is the main station for commuterrail and long-distance trains departing from Helsinki, Finland. The station...
and countries that have commuter or suburban railways that are currently operational and in service. Commuter and suburban rail systems are train services...
railway station, and a large proportion of the passenger rail network radiates out of Helsinki. VR also operates freight services. Maintenance and construction...
The Sm2 is a class of electric multiple units in use by VR in its commuterrail traffic in southern Finland. Fifty Sm2 units were built between 1975 and...
Seinäjoki. Since 15 December 2019, commuter train traffic in Tampere is served by M trains on the Tampere commuterrail on the route Nokia - Tampere - Toijala...
rautatieasema, Swedish: Ilmala järnvägsstation) is a railway station on the VRcommuterrail network located in northern Helsinki, Finland. It is approximately...
(Finnish: Louhelan rautatieasema, Swedish: Klippsta järnvägsstation) is a VRcommuterrail station located in Vantaa, Finland. It is approximately thirteen kilometres...
aikataulut.reittiopas.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-05-23. VR. "Timetables Finland–Russia - VR". www.vr.fi. Retrieved 2017-05-23. Media related to Tikkurila...
transfer to and from Baltic Sea ferries. Kotka Port is the origin of VRcommuterrail line O and the southern terminus of the Kotka Line from Kouvola. A...
rautatieasema, Swedish: Hoplax järnvägsstation) is a railway station on the VRcommuterrail network located in northern Helsinki, Finland. It is located about...
InterCity and express trains to Kemijärvi, Kolari and Rovaniemi. VR Group commuter trains VR Group long-distance trains Helsinki tram lines 2, 7 and 9 Bus...
the R and T VRcommuterrail lines between Helsinki and the Riihimäki terminus to the north. The station was the scene of the Jokela rail accident (pictured)...
Kilo is a station on the VRcommuterrail network on the Rantarata line located in Kilo, a district of the city of Espoo in Finland. It is situated between...
järnvägsstation) is a Helsinki commuterrail station located at Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland. Helsinki Airport station is on the Ring Rail Line, located between...
Domsby (Swedish) is a station on the VRcommuterrail network located in Espoo, Finland. The station serves the E commuter line from Helsinki to Kauklahti;...
unlike commuterrail,[citation needed] operate beyond the limits of urban areas, connecting smaller cities and towns. In North America, "regional rail" is...
classified as Sm7, for use on for longer-distance Helsinki commuterrail and regional VRcommuterrail services. These trains will be partly manufactured in...
the station served under 100 passengers daily. Henna is served by VRcommuterrail line Z on the route Helsinki–Lahti. During rush hours, the route extends...
the area. The depot maintains the majority of VR's long-distance rolling stock and all of its commuterrail rolling stock. The depot was built on marshy...
Hämeenlinna in the north and Ryttylä in the south. Turenki served by VRcommuterrail lines R and D on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Hämeenlinna–Tampere....
Lempäälä in the north and Toijala in the south. Viiala is served by VRcommuterrail line R on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Tampere, as well as line M on...
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