Valimo railway station

Valimo Gjuteriet VR station
Station statistics
Address	Valimopolku 3, 00380 Helsinki
Coordinates	60°13′20″N 024°52′34″E / 60.22222°N 24.87611°E / 60.22222; 24.87611Coordinates: 60°13′20″N 024°52′34″E / 60.22222°N 24.87611°E / 60.22222; 24.87611
Connections	bus lines 54, 54B
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1949
Accessible
Owned by	Finnish Transport Agency
Traffic
Passengers ()	4,400 daily
Services
Preceding station   Helsinki commuter rail   Following station Huopalahti toward Helsinki Central L Pitäjänmäki toward Kirkkonummi A Pitäjänmäki toward Leppävaara

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.

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.

External links

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