Huopalahti railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Helsinki, Finland}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Huopalahti
Hoplax
| type = Helsinki commuter rail station
| style = VR Group
| image = Huopalahti4.jpg
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| address = Kylätie 25, 00320 Helsinki
Byavägen 25, 00320 Helsingfors
| coordinates = {{Coord|60|13|04|N|024|53|43|E|type:railwaystation_region:FI|display=inline,title}}
| line =
| other = {{plainlist|
- Light rail: {{rcb|inline=route|HKL|15}}
- HSL bus line {{Color box|#007AC9|52|}}
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| structure = At-grade
| platform = 4
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 4
| parking = Park-and-Ride
| bicycle = Bicycle storage, City Bike station
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| opened = {{Start date|1903|09|01|df=y}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 26 january 1969
| accessible = Yes
| architect = Bruno Granholm
| architectural_style = Jugendstil
| code = HPL
| owned = Finnish Transport Agency
| zone = {{HSL zone|B}}
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| pass_year = 2019
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Huopalahti railway station ({{langx|fi|Huopalahden rautatieasema}}, {{langx|sv|Hoplax järnvägsstation}}) is a railway station on the Helsinki commuter rail network located in western Helsinki, Finland. It is located about {{Convert|6|km|mi|0}} north/northwest of Helsinki Central railway station.
The Raide-Jokeri light rail has a stop in the station underneath the tracks, sharing facilities with bus line 52.
The Finnish Heritage Agency has classified Huopalahti railway station as a nationally significant built cultural environment.[https://www.rky.fi/read/asp/r_kohde_det.aspx?KOHDE_ID=5052 Huopalahden rautatieasema] (in Finnish) Nationally significant built cultural environments (Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt) RKY, Finnish Heritage Agency. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
History
Huopalahti railway station was originally a small stop (known as laituri in the old classification of railway stations in Finland used until 1969{{Cite book |last=Iltanen |first=Jussi |title=Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat |publisher=Karttakeskus |year=2009 |isbn=978-951-593-214-3 |pages=12 |language=fi}}) operating under the Pitäjänmäki railway station. The original Platformskjul III-type station building designed by architect Bruno Granholm was completed in 1906, but it soon ended up being way too small for the station.{{Cite book |last=Iltanen |first=Jussi |title=Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat |publisher=Karttakeskus |year=2009 |isbn=978-951-593-214-3 |pages=22 |language=fi}} The plans of the current station Jugend (Art Nouveau) style building are from 1914 and the building was completed in 1921. The station building is no longer in its original use.
The station was originally located in Helsingin pitäjä ({{Langx|sv|Helsinge}}, the current city of Vantaa). In 1919, Huopalahti separated from Helsingin pitäjä and became its own municipality, followed by Haaga, which became an independent market town in 1923. While the station was then located in Haaga it still kept its original name. In 1946, both Huopalahti and Haaga were annexed to the city of Helsinki and the station is currently situated in the neighbourhood of Etelä-Haaga in Helsinki.
Huopalahti became a junction station in 1975, as the Martinlaakso railway line was opened. The railyard was modified in 2000–2002 during the construction of the Leppävaara urban line.
The station building and ten other buildings nearby the station were acquired by Senate Properties in 2007. The station building was bought from the Senate Properties by musician Liisa Akimof in 2013.[https://yle.fi/a/3-7419200 Uusi omistaja herättää Huopalahden aseman henkiin] (in Finnish) Yle News. Published 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2025-02-04.[https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000002702960.html Lyhyesti | Muusikko Akimof osti rautatieaseman] (in Finnish) Helsingin Sanomat. Published 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
Departure tracks
There are four tracks at Huopalahti railway station, all of which have a platform for passenger trains.
- Track 1 is used by commuter trains {{Ric|HSL|Y}} to Siuntio, {{Ric|HSL|U}} to Kirkkonummi and {{Ric|HSL|E}} to Kauklahti.
- Track 2 is used by commuter trains {{Ric|HSL|Y}}, {{Ric|HSL|U}} and {{Ric|HSL|E}} to Helsinki.
- Track 3 is used by commuter trains {{Ric|HSL|L}}, {{Ric|HSL|A}} and {{Ric|HSL|I}} to Helsinki.
- Track 4 is used by commuter trains {{Ric|HSL|L}} to Kirkkonummi, {{Ric|HSL|A}} to Leppävaara and {{Ric|HSL|P}} to the Helsinki Airport.
[https://junalahdot.fi/huopalahti Huopalahti - Train Departures - Fintraffic], junalahdot.fi. Retrieved 2025-01-26.File:Huopalahti raudteejaam.jpg
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