Valimo railway station

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Valimo railway station (Finnish Valimon asema; Swedish Gjuteriet station) is a station on the VR commuter rail network located in western part of Helsinki, Finland, between stations Huopalahti and Pitäjanmäki. It is located about seven kilometres to the northwest/west of Helsinki Central railway station. Valimo station is situated in the district of Pitäjänmäki.

[edit] History

Originally it has been opened as Strömberg's stop in 1949 nearby of Strömberg's factory on request of workers. The name has changed to Valimo on 30 May 1976. Before the 1980s, commuter trains were stopping only on request.

Previous station		VR commuter rail		Next station
Huopalahti toward Helsinki Central		L		Pitäjänmäki toward Kirkkonummi
		A		Pitäjänmäki toward Leppävaara