Helsinki Central Railway Station - Helsinki, Finland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
N 60° 10.260 E 024° 56.488
35V E 385785 N 6672235
The Helsinki Central Railway Station is located in central Helsinki, Finland. The railway station was featured on a Finland postage stamp in 1971.
Waymark Code: WMP86E
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 07/18/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 73

"Helsinki Central railway station (Finnish: Helsingin päärautatieasema, Swedish: Helsingfors centralstation) (IATA: HEC) is a widely recognised landmark in Kluuvi, part of central Helsinki, Finland, and the focal point of public transport in the Greater Helsinki area. The station is used by approximately 200,000 passengers per day, making it Finland's most-visited building. It serves as the point of origin for all trains in the local VR commuter rail network, as well as for a large proportion of long-distance trains in Finland. The station also hosts the Rautatientori metro station, which is the busiest station of the Helsinki Metro.

On 7 June 2010, the station was officially renamed Helsingin päärautatieasema-Helsingfors centralstation (Helsinki main, or central, railway station, in Finnish and Swedish), replacing the previous official name Helsingin rautatieasema-Helsingfors järnvägsstation (Helsinki railway station). The Finnish transport bureau use "Helsinki C" as a shorthand, and there were erroneous news reports that this shorthand would also be taken into official use. The Turku Central railway station was renamed in a similar manner.

The station building was designed by Eliel Saarinen and inaugurated in 1919. It was chosen as one of the world's most beautiful railway stations by BBC in 2013."

--Wikipedia (visit link)
Stamp Issuing Country: Finland

Date of Issue: 10-30-1971

Denomination: 1.30 mk - Finnish markka

Color: Multicolor (brown, green, gray, white)

Stamp Type: Single Stamp

Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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