Valimo railway station

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Valimo
Gjuteriet

Opened	1949
Passengers per day	4,400
Lines	A, L
Interchanges	bus lines 54, 54B
Type	ground station
Platforms	1
Elevators	1

Valimo railway station (Finnish: Valimon rautatieasema, Swedish: Gjuteriets järnvägsstation) is a station on the Helsinki commuter rail network located in the western part of Helsinki, Finland, between Huopalahti and Pitäjanmäki stations. It is located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the northwest/west of Helsinki Central railway station, in the district of Pitäjänmäki.

[edit] History

Originally it was opened as Strömberg's stop in 1949 near to Strömberg's factory at the request of factory workers. The name was changed to Valimo on 30 May 1976. Before the 1980s, commuter trains would stop only on request.

Preceding station		Helsinki commuter rail		Following station
Huopalahti toward Helsinki Central		L		Pitäjänmäki toward Kirkkonummi
		A		Pitäjänmäki toward Leppävaara

[edit] External links

• Valimo railway station is at coordinates 60°13′20″N 24°52′33″E / 60.2221, 24.8757 (Valimo railway station)Coordinates: 60°13′20″N 24°52′33″E / 60.2221, 24.8757 (Valimo railway station)

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