Ads
related to: helsinki tram transportationairportstaxitransfers.com has been visited by 10K+ users in the past month
connectotransfers.com has been visited by 10K+ users in the past month
Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A tram running on the Helsinki tram network, 2015. Trams in Helsinki form part of the public transport system organised by Helsinki Regional Transport Authority and operated by Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd (Finnish: Pääkaupunkiseudun Kaupunkiliikenne Oy, Swedish: Huvudstadsregionens Stadstrafik Ab) in Finland's capital city of Helsinki.
The first proposals for the construction of a tram system into Helsinki were made in the 1870s, but were unsuccessful. [1] Public transport in Helsinki was initiated in 1888 by Helsingin omnibussiosakeyhtiö, using horse-drawn omnibuses. [2] [3] In 1889 Helsingin Omnibussiosakeyhtiö acquired the right to construct tram lines.
A renovated M200 metro train. Public transport in Helsinki consists of bus, tram, metro, local railway and ferry services. The system is managed by the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (Finnish: Helsingin seudun liikenne, or HSL) and covers Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa and the outlying Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Sipoo and Tuusula.
Helsinki was the only Finnish city with tram service in use from 1972, when tram services in Turku ended, until 2021, when the Tampere light rail was opened. Tram service in Helsinki began in 1891. Tram service in Helsinki began in 1891.
The city council of Helsinki decided on 31 August 2016 to build a tramway to the island of Laajasalo, [2] located to the east of Helsinki city centre. The route will include three new bridges, the longest of which will be the longest in Finland at 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi), and its pylons one of the tallest structures in Helsinki.
Tram 15 at the Aalto-yliopisto stop. Services on tram line 15 began on 21 October 2023. [5] The initial service consisted of a tram every 12 minutes (5tph). On 1 December 2023, the frequency was increased to 6tph. From 4 March 2024, the peak time frequency wss increased further, to a tram every 8 minutes (7.5tph).
Ads
related to: helsinki tram transportationairportstaxitransfers.com has been visited by 10K+ users in the past month
connectotransfers.com has been visited by 10K+ users in the past month