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  Helsinki commuter rail is the commuter rail system serving Greater Helsinki, Finland. The network is operated by VR, the Finnish national railway company. The first service started operating in 1969. Together with the Helsinki Metro and trams, the network forms the heart of Helsinki's public transportation infrastructure. Trains run above grade in the Helsinki metropolitan area. Within the municipalities of Espoo, Helsinki, Kauniainen, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, and Vantaa, the system uses tickets that are interchangeable with the bus, metro and tram networks managed by the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council and by Helsinki City Transport. The network is composed of 15 separate services, pictured in the network map below. They operate on all four branches of the railway lines that begin at the Helsinki main railway station, which is where they all terminate. The system has a total of 54 stations, 14 of which are within the city of Helsinki. On the Helsinki–Leppävaara and Helsinki–Kerava track sections, the commuter services use rails parallel to but separate from those used by long-distance trains, following the S-Bahn principle. The railway branch from Kerava to Lahti, opened in 2006, was built as a shortcut for long-distance services, and also for the use of the new commuter service Z. The railway branch from Huopalahti to Martinlaakso, opened in 1975 and later extended to Vantaankoski, was built exclusively for commuter trains. Preparations are currently underway on a new Ring Rail Line to further extend the branch from Vantaankoski via Aviapolis and Helsinki-Vantaa airport to the main branch above Tikkurila station. The extension is drafted to introduce five new stations with reservations for three more. Services L and T run during the night and the early morning. Service N runs all day on Sunday, but on the other days, only during the night and the early morning.
[edit] Lines[edit] Rantarata (Coastal/Turku track)Train Y runs from Helsinki to Karjaa. There are 3–7 runs for the train every day. The trains stop at Pasila, Leppävaara and Masala railway stations and on every station between Kirkkonummi and Karjaa. When Finland's first electric part of track was finished (from Helsinki to Kirkkonummi), the first service was Y. In 1987 the former Y-train service was finished and replaced by S- and U-trains in 1988. In 2002 the service mark Y was taken to use again, because when Leppävaara's track was finished there was a possibility to add some fast commuter train schedules to Karjaa. Before this some of the S- and U-trains continued from Kirkkonummi to Karjaa. Train S runs from Helsinki to Kirkkonummi. It runs one train in an hour to both directions. Of the two trains running between Helsinki and Kirkkonummi depending on the timetables the S-trains are faster. S-trains stop between Helsinki and Leppävaara at Pasila and Huopalahti. Between Leppävaara and Kauklahti it stops on every station. Between Kauklahti and Kirkkonummi it stops only at Masala. From May 28th 1972 to May 25th 1974 the S-trains were running between Helsinki and Kauniainen. The line was continued to Kirkkonummi at September 27th 1987. Train U runs from Helsinki to Kirkkonummi. It runs once in an hour. It stops between Helsinki and Leppävaara only at Pasila and Huopalahti. Between Leppävaara and Kirkkonummi it stops on every station. Train L runs from Helsinki to Kirkkonummi. It's a night train, and it stops on every station. The service runs only at nights and on weekend mornings. Train E runs from Helsinki to Kauklahti. It stops between Helsinki and Leppävaara only at Pasila and Huopalahti and between Leppävaara and Kauklahti on every station. It runs once in half an hour, except on Sundays, when the line is not running. The line was continues in August 2007 to Kauklahti from Espoo. Train A runs from Helsinki to Leppävaara. It stops on every station. It runs at 10-minute intervals during rush hours, otherwise at 20-minute intervals on working days and at 30-min intervals on weekends. The mark A was originally in use from May 28th 1972 to May 25th 1974, and it was taken to use again in June 2002. [edit] The Vantaankoski trackTrain M runs from Helsinki to Vantaankoski. It runs once in 10-30 minutes and stops on every station. The service has run continuously since the track to Martinlaakso was completed in 1975. In 1991 the line was continued to Vantaankoski. In the future it will likely be extended from Vantaankoski via Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to the main north-south rail corridor, connecting to it at Tikkurila and completing a circular route Helsinki-Vantaankoski-Airport-Tikkurila-Helsinki (Kehärata). The letter M stands for Martinlaakso. When the track was continued from Martinlaakso to Vantaankoski in 1991, the mark of the trains stayed as M. Changing the mark has been discussed from time to time, because some believe M can be confused with the logo for the metro. [edit] The Helsinki-Riihimäki-trackTrain I runs from Helsinki to Tikkurila. It runs at 20-minute intervals, and at 10-minute intervals during rush hours, stopping at every station. The I service does not run on Sundays or evenings. The service was started in the mid-1990s and its frequency was increased when the P train was discontinued. Train K runs from Helsinki to Kerava. It runs once in every 10-20 minutes. It stops between Helsinki and Tikkurila at Pasila, Oulunkylä, Malmi and Puistola. Between Tikkurila and Kerava it stops on every station. An extension of the line to Nikkilä in Sipoo has been planned. Train N runs from Helsinki to Kerava. It stops on every station. The service runs early in the mornings, late in the evenings and on Sundays. It runs once in every 20-30 minutes. At other times the route is serviced by trains I, K and T. Train G runs from Helsinki to Saunakallio. It runs six times a day in both directions and it's the only train on the Helsinki-Riihimäki route that doesn't stop in Tikkurila. The service was started on June 4th 2007. It stops at Helsinki, Pasila, Kyrölä, Järvenpää and Saunakallio. Train T runs at night once in an hour from Helsinki to Riihimäki. It stops at every station. Train H runs from Helsinki to Riihimäki. It runs once in an hour. There is demand for more frequent H service, but this cannot be offered before a third track from Kerava to Riihimäki is constructed. The service stops between Helsinki and Kerava at Pasila and Tikkurila and between Kerava and Riihimäki on every station. Train R runs from Helsinki to Riihimäki. It runs once in an hour. All R trains have low floors. The trains stop between Helsinki and Riihimäki at Pasila, Tikkurila, Kerava, Järvenpää, Jokela and Hyvinkää. Some of the R trains continue to Tampere or Kouvola. [edit] The Lahti trackTrain Z runs from Helsinki to Lahti. It runs once in an hour. All Z trains have low floors. The service stops between Helsinki and Lahti at Pasila, Tikkurila, Kerava, Haarajoki and Mäntsälä. At rush hours, the Z service is often crowded between Helsinki and Kerava and therefore it is run with longer trains. [edit] Former trainsTrain P ran from Helsinki to Hiekkaharju, stopping at every station. The service was started in 1972 and stopped in August 2004. There have been plans restart the P service again on the future Ring Rail Line (Kehärata) from Helsinki via Tikkurila, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and Huopalahti back to Helsinki. [edit] The lengths of the tracks and track map
[edit] Rolling stockThe electric multiple units Sm1, Sm2 and the new Sm4 are used. In rush hour some locomotive pulled trains are also used. Photos
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