By Tim Deakin (about) (contact)
The Metro consists of 17 stations, seven of which (in
the central area) are below ground. Rolling stock is a mixture of
modern Bombardier equipment and mid-life Finnish-built stock,
introduced from the line's commencement in 1977. Gauge is the same as
that of VR - Finnish national railways - at 1524mm, the same as used
on Russian metros; indeed, some peak-hour local commuter trains are
hauled by Russian-built electric locomotives. A number of Metro
extension projects are apparently at the planning stage, possibly
including one to the airport at Vantaa - currently only accessible to
the car-less traveller by taxi or Finnair bus. That said, an extension
to the commuter network to serve Vantaa would seem to be the preferred
option at present.
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