Helsinki City Transport

Helsingin Kaupungin liikennelaitos (or Helsingfors stads trafikverk; Finnish and Swedish for "Operations of the City of Helsinki ," official abbreviation HKL / HST ) is the name of the transport companies of the city of Helsinki. They are owned by the City. Since early 2010, HKL is part of the newly established Regional Association Helsingin Seudun liikenne ( HSL), which is now responsible for the planning and coordination of public transport in the Helsinki region. HKL has since then acted only as operator of the Metro Helsinki, Helsinki and the tram ( through a subsidiary ) of the ferry to the island of Suomenlinna. The city bus service in Helsinki was spun off in 2005.

  • 3.1 HKL
  • 3.2 Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy (formerly HKL)
  • 3.3 Suomenlinnan Liikenne Oy (Subsidiary)

History

Helsingin Raitiotie yes omnibus Osakeyhtioe served - From 1890 to 1944, the public transport in Helsinki by the Company Spårvägs -och omnibus Aktiebolaget i Helsingfors. The city bought the majority of shares of the Company 1913. 1944 was the conversion of the corporation into an urban operation.

From 1949 to 1974, 1979 to 1985 HKL was also the operator of the trolley bus lines from Helsinki.

In December 2004, the bus department Bussiliikenne HVAC ( " HVAC bus " ) with the also fully owned by the town company Suomen Turistiauto Oy ( " Finnish coach Company Ltd " ) was merged. The name of the new, independent bus company is since January 2005 Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy ( " bus Helsinki AG").

The ferry to Suomenlinna is performed by the HVAC subsidiary Suomenlinnan Liikenne Oy.

Since 1 January 2010, HKL is part of the Regional Council of Helsingin Seudun liikenne ( HSL).

Operating data

Ridership

In 2004, HKL carried a total of 203.5 million passengers, of which

  • 56.6 million by tram
  • 90 million in the city buses
  • 55.4 million with the subway
  • 1.4 million on the Suomenlinna ferry

Lines

Tram: 11 Bus: 129, of which

  • 90 main lines
  • 8 amplifier lines
  • 31 Special lines ( night buses, demand lines, service lines for seniors)

Subway: 2 Ferry to Suomenlinna: 2

Fleet

HKL

Trams: 127, of which

  • 82 articulated buses
  • 5 four-axle trains
  • 40 low-floor vehicles

Underground two-car: 54

(As of January 2005)

Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy (formerly HKL)

Buses: 454, of which

  • 94 articulated buses
  • 347 normal buses
  • 16 minibuses

(As of January 2004)

Suomenlinnan Liikenne Oy (Subsidiary)

In the property of Suomenlinnan Liikenne Oy:

  • M / S Suomenlinna 2, built in 2004

Operated only during the summer season, by Sun Lines Oy in the order:

  • M / S Suokki, built in 1950 as M / S Suomenlinna (purchased in 2004 by Sun Lines, since under a new name )
  • M / S Gate, built in 1992

Tram the HVAC in the harbor

Ferry to Helsinki Zoo

Suomenlinna ferry

Ferry from Sun Lines Qy

Metro Helsinki

Swell

  • Alameri, Mikko: Railways in Finland in 1979, Verlag Josef Otto Slezak, Vienna. ISBN 3-900134-22-7
  • Suomen Raitiotieseura ry. ( Finn. / Eng. )
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