Martinlaakso railway station

Martinlaakso railway station (Finnish: Martinlaakson rautatieasema; Swedish: Mårtensdals järnvägsstation) is a Helsinki commuter rail station located in Vantaa, Finland. It is approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of Helsinki Central railway station.

Martinlaakso
Mårtensdal
Helsinki commuter rail station
General information
LocationKivivuorentie 4, 01620 Vantaa
Coordinates60°16′40″N 024°51′09″E / 60.27778°N 24.85250°E / 60.27778; 24.85250
Owned byCity of Vantaa
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Train operatorsVR on behalf of HSL
Connections335/B, 400, 413, 415N, 433, 436N, 520, 566, 571, 572, 574, 583/K, 584/T
Construction
Structure typeground station
Other information
Station codeMrl
Fare zoneB
History
Opened1 June 1975 (1975-06-01)
Passengers
20192,147,938[1]
Services
Preceding station Helsinki commuter rail Helsinki commuter rail Following station
Vantaankoski
One-way operation
I
counterclockwise via Tikkurila
Louhela
towards Helsinki
Louhela
One-way operation
P
clockwise via Myyrmäki
Vantaankoski
towards Helsinki via Airport

The station is served by circular lines I and P, and is between the stations of Louhela and Vantaankoski.

There is an island platform; one side for northbound and another side for southbound trains. There is one lift and a waiting room, although it is not possible to buy tickets from the station. The local bus station is situated nearby.

Prior to the construction of the station at Vantaankoski in 1991, Martinlaakso was the northern terminus for the M line (hence the name of the line).

A shopping center was built next to the station in 2011.

References

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  1. ^ "Matkustajalaskenta - liikennepaikkojen matkustajamäärät - (summa)". tietopyynto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.