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City Guide - Helsinki - Rail | ||
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Rail Valtion Rautatiet (VR) (tel: (09) 307 20900; fax: (09) 707 3593; website: www.vr.fi) is the main passenger rail service provider. Services depart from Rautatientori (Railway Square), located on Kaivokatu, off Mannerheimintie. ATMs, exchange facilities, newsagents, car hire office and hotel booking centre are available at the railway station. Rail services: Three main lines arrive from Turku in the west, Tampere in the north and Lahti in the northeast, through which trains from St Petersburg and Moscow pass. There are three daily direct train services to Russia the Finnish morning train Sibelius to Vyborg departs at 0630, the Russian afternoon train Repin to St Petersburg departs at 1534. The Russian night train Tolstoy to Vyborg and then on to Moscow departs at 1734. The journey to St Petersburg takes about 6 hours the journey to Moscow about 15 hours. It is possible to continue on to Berlin on the Repin. Transport to the city: The railway station is centrally located and is linked by pedestrian tunnel with the Helsinki metro system. |