Tampere Bus Station

Coordinates: 61°29′36.9″N 23°46′09.2″E / 61.493583°N 23.769222°E / 61.493583; 23.769222
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The bus station pictured in November 2021

The Tampere Bus Station (

Tampere Airport from the bus station.[1] The bus station, designed by Jaakko Laaksovirta [fi] and Bertel Strömmer, representing functionalist architecture, was completed in 1938,[2][3] and is now a protected cultural site as well as an architectural attraction.[4] When completed, it was also the largest bus station in the Nordic countries.[5]

The bus station was at its busiest in the late 1960s, with around 470 departures on normal weekdays. By the end of the 1980s, the number had shrunk to less than 400, mainly due to an increase in the car traffic, but also partly due to the relocation of some local routes to the Pyynikintori square. When the cargo handling facilities at the bus station had become cramped, a new freight station was built between the bus station and the Tampere Highway,[6] which was opened in early 1985. The bus station also had the office of Länsilinjat Oy [fi] until 1984, when all the company's operations moved to new premises in the Sarankulma's industrial area.[3]

The interior hall of the bus station in August 2006

Between 1995 and 2004, the relocation of the bus station to the

Ratina Stadium and the bus station, and at the same time the Vuolteenkatu street, which passed through the shopping center site, was moved just behind the bus station. The bus station also provides direct access to the shopping center via escalators.[8]

See also

References

  1. Rome2rio
    . Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Tampereen uusi linja-autoasema, p. 43. Suomen Kuvalehti (no. 50), December 17, 1938. (in Finnish)
  3. ^ a b Ossi Säpyskä: Pirkanmaan autoliikenteen vaiheet, p. 203–204. Pirkanmaan autoalan veteraanit ry., Tampere, 1988. ISBN 952-90019-3-2. (in Finnish)
  4. ^ Tampere linja-autoasema – aukioloajat & liikkeet – Matkailu-opas.com (in Finnish)
  5. ^ KOSKESTA VOIMAA - KAUPUNKI - AIKAKAUSI 1918-1940 - POHJOISMAIDEN SUURIN LINJA-AUTOASEMA (in Finnish)
  6. ^ Tampereen valtatie - Fonecta (in Finnish)
  7. ^ Kirsti Lehtomäki: Linjakasta menoa: Mobilia-vuosikirja 2018, p. 53. Mobilia-säätiö, Kangasala, 2018. ISBN 978-952-67739-8-8. (in Finnish)
  8. ^ Tampereen salaperäisimmät rullaportaat odottivat käyttöä 10 vuotta – Nyt ne vihdoin alkavat pyöriä – Aamulehti (in Finnish)

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