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| Above: YouTubeCA video - HKL museoraitiovaunuja: Karia HKL9 + perävaunu HKL505 [HKL museum tram] - Length: 10:12 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - Trams of Helsinki 2019 full HD - Length: 20:32 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - The Subway/Metro of Helsinki, Finland - Length: 5:02 mins. |
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MAP
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Please note that the OSM map used as a template for this map corresponds to the situation at the time the map was downloaded and may show features that did not exist at the time the GS Tram Site is supposed to show. In particular, it may show bridges and highways that were built later.
ROUTES
TRAM ROUTES
Operator: Helsinki City Transport (HKL)
| 1 | Käpylä / Kottby − Kumpula / Gumtäkt − Uintikeskus / Simcenter − Harju / Ås - Ooppera / Operan - Taka-Töölö / Bortre Tölö - Apollonkatu / Apollogatan - Lasipalatsi / Glaspalatset − Fredrikinkatu / Fredriksgatan − Eira |
| 2 | Olympiaterminaali / Olympiaterminalen − Kauppatori / Salutorget (Market Square) − Senaatintori / Senatstorget − Lasipalatsi / Glaspalatset - Apollonkatu / Apollogatan - Taka-Töölö / Bortre Tölö − Ooppera / Operan − Harju / Ås - Vallila / Vallgård |
| 3 | Olympiaterminaali / Olympiaterminalen − Kaivopuisto / Brunnsparken − Fredrikinkatu / Fredriksgatan − Rautatieasema / Järnvägsstationen (Railway Station) − Mannerheimintie / Mannerheimvägen − Ooppera / Operan − Harju / Ås − Eläintarha / Djurgården - Töölön Tulli / Tölö Tull - Meilahti / Mejlans |
| 4 | Katajanokka / Skatudden − Senaatintori / Senatstorget (Senate Square) − Lasipalatsi / Glaspalatset - Mannerheimintie / Mannerheimvägen − Ooppera / Operan − Töölön Tulli / Tölö Tull − Munkkiniemi / Munksnäs |
| 5 | Katajanokan terminaali / Skatuddens terminal − Senaatintori / Senatstorget (Senate Square) − Rautatieasema / Järnvägsstationen (Railway Station) [Ferry connecting service] |
| 6 | Eiranranta / Eirastranden - Eira - Hietalahti / Sandviken − Fredrikinkatu / Fredriksgatan − Rautatieasema / Järnvägsstationen (Railway Station) − Kluuvi / Gloet - Hakaniemi / Hagnäs − Sörnäinen / Sörnäs − Hermanni / Hermanstad − Toukola / Majstad − Arabia |
| 7 | Länsiterminaali / Västra terminalen - Hietalahti / Sandviken − Kampintori / Kamptorget - Rautatieasema / Järnvägsstationen (Railway Station) - Senaatintori / Senatstorget (Senate Square) − Kruununhaka / Kronohagen − Hakaniemi / Hagnäs − Sörnäinen / Sörnäs − Uintikeskus / Simcenter − Pasilan asema / Böle station |
| 8 | Jätkäsaari / Busholmen - Ruoholahti / Gräsviken − Lapinlahti / Lappviken − Apollonkatu / Apollogatan - Taka-Töölö / Bortre Tölö − Ooppera / Operan - Harju / Ås − Hermanni / Hermanstad − Vallila / Vallgård - Toukola / Majstad − Arabia |
| 9 | Länsiterminaali / Västra terminalen - Jätkäsaari / Busholmen - Kampintori / Kamptorget - Rautatieasema / Järnvägsstationen (Railway Station) − Kluuvi / Gloet − Hakaniemi / Hagnäs − Linjat / Linjerna |
| 10 | Kirurgi / Kirurgen − Kolmikulma / Trekanten − Lasipalatsi / Glaspalatset - Mannerheimintie / Mannerheimvägen − Töölön Tulli / Tölö - Meilahti / Mejlans - Pikku Huopalahti / Lillhoplax |
METRO ROUTES
Operator: Helsinki City Transport (HKL)
| Tapiola / Hagalund - Lauttasaari / Drumsö - Ruoholahti / Gräsviken − Kamppi / Kampen − Rautatientori / Järnvägstorget (Railway Station Square) − Hakaniemi / Hagnäs − Sörnäinen / Sörnäs − Kalasatama / Fiskhamnen − Herttoniemi / Hertonäs) − Itäkeskus / Östra centrum − Mellunmäki / Mellungsbacka | |
| Matinkylä / Mattby - Ruoholahti / Gräsviken − Kamppi / Kampen − Rautatientori / Järnvägstorget (Railway Station Square) − Hakaniemi / Hagnäs − Sörnäinen / Sörnäs − Kalasatama / Fiskhamnen − Herttoniemi / Hertonäs) − Itäkeskus / Östra centrum − Vuosaari / Nordsjö |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Urban tramways: ca. 40 km.
- Metro: 35 km.
HISTORY
- Urban tramways: (horse-drawn) 21 June 1891 - 1901; (electric): 4 Sept. 1900 - today.
- LRT: 21 Oct. 2023 - today.
- Metro: 2 Aug. 1982 - today.
GAUGE
- Urban tramways: 1000 mm.
- LRT line: 1000 mm.
- Metro: 1524 mm.
TRAM PRESERVATION
There is a Helsinki Tram Museum. The organization Stadin Ratikat runs vintage trams on city tracks.
SOURCES
- Foster, R. "Helsinki's crowning projects", Tramways & Urban Transit, Sept. 2023 (78: 925), p.346-348.
- Kangas, L. "Jokeri light rail", Tramways & Urban Transit, Nov. 2019 (86: 1029), p.409-414
- Pulling, N. "Systems Factfile No.88: Helsinki, Finland", Tramways & Urban Transit, Jan. 2015 (78: 925), p.31-36.
- Pulling, N. "Systems Factfile No.147: Helsinki, Finland", Tramways & Urban Transit, Jan. 2020 (83: 985), p.25-29.
- Rauhala, J. "Helsinki: Visitors provide a helping hand", Tramways & Urban Transit, Dec. 2006 (69: 828), p.464-465.
- Rice, W. & Rauhala, J. "Helsinki: Expansion is on the horizon", Tramways & Urban Transit, Sept. 2002 (65: 777), p.338-339.
WIKIS
- Helsinki City Transport
- Helsinki light rail line 15
- Helsinki Metro
- Helsinki tram network
- History of trams in Helsinki
- Public transport in Helsinki
WEB SITES
- Helsinki (on UrbanRail.Net)
- Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd
- Suomen Raitiotieseura ry:n (SRS) (Finnish Tramway Society)
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