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Railway station in Espoo, Finland
Mäkkylä
Helsinki commuter rail station
General information
LocationTuruntie 12, 00370
Leppävaara, Espoo
Finland
Coordinates60°13′16″N 24°50′35″E / 60.22111°N 24.84306°E / 60.22111; 24.84306
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Line(s)Helsinki–Turku
Platforms1 island platform
Train operatorsVR on behalf of HSL
Other information
Station codeMäk
Fare zoneB
ClassificationHalt
History
Opened15 June 1940 (1940-06-15)
Passengers
2019340,999
Services
Preceding station Helsinki commuter rail Helsinki commuter rail Following station
Pitäjänmäkitowards Helsinki A LeppävaaraTerminus
L Leppävaaratowards Kirkkonummi
Location

Mäkkylä is a station on the VR commuter rail network, between the cities of Helsinki and Espoo in Finland. It is situated between Pitäjänmäki railway station and Leppävaara railway station and is about nine kilometres northwest of Helsinki Central railway station.

History

The locals of western Leppävaara had made requests regarding the opening of a halt on the rantarata numerous times since 1912; Mäkkylä was opened on 15 June 1940 on this initiative. The name was proposed by the Finnish State Railways in honor of the crown estate of Mäkkylä, from which the land around the railway in the area was gained. Initially, only westbound trains stopped on the halt due to a nearby steep incline causing issues for departing eastbound trains. Another platform for eastbound trains was eventually constructed and opened for traffic on 28 October of the same year.

The Vermo harness racing track was opened close by in 1977; previously, special trains were driven to Mäkkylä on race days. The Mäkkylä–Vermo connection was enhanced in the spring of 1983 with the opening of the pedestrian underpass on the western side of the halt.

The station was entirely rebuilt as part of the Leppävaara City Line project in 1999–2002. The station was designed by architect Kauko Lahti, while Teräsbetoni Oy was chosen as the contractor.

Services

View at side of under-bridge
Main article: Helsinki commuter rail § Rantarata (Coastal/Turku Line)

Mäkkylä is served by lines A to Leppävaara and L to Kirkkonummi on the Helsinki commuter rail network. Both lines make stops at all stations on their routes. The station has a HSL ticket vending machine, as well as elevators and 55 centimetres (22 in) high platforms for accessibility.

Exchanging onto HSL buses is possible on the Mäkkylän asema bus stops on the immediate western side of the station on the Turuntie street. Park and ride services are provided with two parking lots, one on the northeastern side of the station on Fonseenintie and another on the southwestern side on Perkkaantie. The latter is also accompanied by a city bike terminal.

Previously, travellers to Mäkkylä from Espoo could use an Espoo internal ticket, and travellers from Helsinki could use a Helsinki internal ticket. However YTV changed this, and after 28 August 2005 Mäkkylä is considered within Espoo. As a result, travellers from Helsinki require a regional ticket (Finnish: seutulippu, Swedish: regionbiljett). In the present, Mäkkylä and its surrounding bus stops are part of HSL fare zone B.

External links

References

  1. ^ Railway Network Statement 2022 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 30 June 2021. ISBN 978-952-317-812-0. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. "Matkustajalaskenta - liikennepaikkojen matkustajamäärät - (summa)". tietopyynto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ^ Nummelin, Markku (2008). Rantarata (in Finnish). Kustantaja Laaksonen. p. 24. ISBN 978-952-99685-8-9.
  4. Mustonen, Pertti; Rytilä, Pekka (2002). Kaupunkiratakirja 2002: Helsinki - Huopalahti - Leppävaara (in Finnish). Gummerus. ISBN 951-718-876-5.
  5. "Reittikartat: Lähijunaliikenne" (PDF) (in English, Finnish, and Swedish). Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Asemakartat: Mäkkylä" (PDF) (in English, Finnish, and Swedish). Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
Railway stations in the region of Uusimaa, Finland
Helsinki–Riihimäki
Helsinki–Turku
Ring Rail Line
Lahti Direct Line
Karis–Hanko
Hyvinkää–Karis
Kerava–Porvoo
Lahti–Loviisa
Names in italics indicate planned or closed stations.
Public transport in Helsinki
  Metro stations
Main line
Northern branch
Southern branch
  Commuter rail
Helsinki–Karis
Helsinki–Vantaankoski
Helsinki–Riihimäki
    Tram and light rail
Commuter rail in southern Finland
HSL region M R
VR region  Nokia 
VR/Nysse region  Tesoma 
VR/Kymenlaakso region  Tampere C
 Lempäälä G Z O
= Helsinki commuter rail  Viiala
 Lahti
= VR commuter rail  Toijala  Herrala  Villähde
M  Iittala  Järvelä  Nastola
D  Parola  Lappila  Henna  Uusikylä
 Hämeenlinna  Mommila  Kausala
 Turenki  Oitti  Koria
T  Ryttylä  Hikiä  Mäntsälä  Kouvola
Y
 Riihimäki  Myllykoski
Siuntio  U L  Hyvinkää G  Inkeroinen
Kirkkonummi   Jokela  Haarajoki  Tavastila
Tolsa   Saunakallio   Kymi
Jorvas  Martinlaakso   Vantaankoski  Järvenpää  Kyminlinna
Masala  E Louhela   Vehkala K  Ainola  Paimenportti
Kauklahti  Myyrmäki   Kivistö
 Kerava  Kotka
Espoo  Malminkartano   Aviapolis
 Savio  Kotka Port
Tuomarila  Kannelmäki   Airport Airport interchange
 Korso O
Koivuhovi  Pohjois-Haaga   Leinelä
 Rekola
Kauniainen 
 Koivukylä
Kera 
 Hiekkaharju
Kilo  A
 Tikkurila
Leppävaara                 
 Puistola
Mäkkylä 
 Tapanila
Pitäjänmäki 
 Malmi
Valimo 
 Pukinmäki
Huopalahti 
 Oulunkylä
Ilmala 
 Käpylä
Pasila 
 Pasila
Helsinki C 
 Helsinki C
  Y U L E A P I I P K T D R Z
= train stops at station
= train stops at station in the marked direction only
= train passes station without stopping
= train bypasses station

Bold = Terminus / interchange with other modes of public transport
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