Editing Helsinki (section)

===Intercity rail===
[[File:Helsinki Railway Station 20050604.jpg|thumb|[[Helsinki Central railway station|Central railway station]], inaugurated 1919]]
[[Helsinki Central Railway Station]] is the main terminus of the rail network in Finland. Two rail corridors lead out of Helsinki, the Main Line to the north (to [[Tampere]], [[Oulu]], [[Rovaniemi]]), and the Coastal Line to the west (to [[Turku]]). The [[Finnish Main Line|Main Line]] (''päärata''), which is the first railway line in Finland, was officially opened on 17 March 1862, between cities of Helsinki and [[Hämeenlinna]].<ref>Neil Kent: ''Helsinki: A Cultural History'', p. 18. Interlink Books, 2014. {{ISBN|978-1-56656-544-8}}.</ref> The railway connection to the east branches from the Main Line outside of Helsinki at Kerava, and leads via [[Lahti]] to eastern parts of Finland.

A majority of intercity passenger services in Finland originate or terminate at the Helsinki Central Railway Station. All major cities in Finland are connected to Helsinki by rail service, with departures several times a day. The most frequent service is to Tampere, with more than 25 intercity departures per day {{as of|2017|lc=yes}}.

Until 2022 there also was an international services from Helsinki to Saint Petersburg and Moscow. The Saint Petersburg to Helsinki route was operated by [[Allegro (train)|Allegro high-speed trains]].

A [[Helsinki to Tallinn Tunnel]] has been proposed<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 January 2016 |title=Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel proposals look to bring cities closer than ever |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/06/helsinki-tallinn-tunnel-proposals-rail-link-finland-estonia}}</ref> and agreed upon by representatives of the cities.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Feargus O'Sullivan |date=7 January 2016 |title=Helsinki and Tallinn Agree to Build the World's Longest Underwater Rail Tunnel |work=CityLab |url=http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/01/helsinki-tallinn-rail-tunnel-baltic/423030/}}</ref> The rail tunnel would connect Helsinki to the [[Estonia]]n capital [[Tallinn]], further linking Helsinki to the rest of continental Europe by [[Rail Baltica]].