Pasila Rail Tunnel
The tunnel abandoned in 2009. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | Vallila Rail Tunnel Kumpula Rail Tunnel |
| Line | Sörnäinen harbour rail |
| Status | Abandoned (2008–2021), indoor running track since 2021 |
| Crosses | Itä-Pasila |
| Start | near Pasila railway station (the former classification yard) |
| End | Vallilanlaakso (Vallila) |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | 1960s |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Closed | November 2008 (traffic ended) |
| Technical | |
| Length | 650 metres (2,130 ft) |
Pasila Rail Tunnel is a former 650-meter railway tunnel under Itä-Pasila residential area in Helsinki, Finland. It used to serve as part of the Sörnäinen harbour rail from 1965 to 2008. The west end of the tunnel located near Pasila railway station and ended up in Vallila in the east.
The decision to build the tunnel came from the need for a more durable and less interrupted way from Pasila to Sörnäinen Harbour (today's Kalasatama). The railway built in 1863 ran directly along today's Teollisuuskatu. As the street was built, narrower at that time, the rail traffic soon became troublesome in the area. The new route was established through Vallilanlaakso and Kyläsaari, with the 650-meter (2,130 ft) tunnel included.