I love the width of the trains so much. So much space inside, none of that sardine can cramming like in some older metro systems (or newer with narrow trains)
Coming from Adelaide, Australia, all of these trains on Helsinki Metro look fabulous. The train design simplicity for the exterior and inferior with wide spacious carriages (3.2 m wide!) and the practicality of stations are unlike anything I have seen from a metro system. Also, that acceleration from the M300 train is mind‐bogglingly fast. To give perspective of how fast the M300 acceleration is, it's going from 0 km/h (standtill, leaving the station) to 50 km/h in around 10 seconds and from standstill to 80 km/h in around 20 seconds (see 3:45 to 3:58, & 4:25 to 4:45) and being able to do that consistently as soon as the doors shut (minimal lag, instant takeoff) which are unheard of for metro systems internationally. The only other metro systems that can match the Helsinki Metro's insane acceleration rates are in Washington DC and San Francisco, but even when using the latter two US systems, it's not a close contest. The deep-level 'tube' lines of the London Underground do have similarly high acceleration rates from standtill like the Central Line and Victoria Line, but those metro trains are a lot smaller than ones typically found on the Helsinki Metro, and it wouldn't be a fair comparison.
A fun fact: Technically speaking this metro links the two largest cities in Finland: Helsinki (650K inhab.) and Espoo (300K). Though the cities are neighbours, in the same urban region.
And almost Vantaa (237k) since the Mellunmäki station is so close the the border. If Vantaa decides to build the light rail system from Mellunmäki to the airport the cities will be pretty nicely connected.
@@blinder2786Even tho I'm 2 years late the metro actually goes to Vantaa because there's a service track that goes from Mellunmäki to Rajakylä (Vantaa)
I went on the Helsinki metro back in 2005. The M100 and M200 series trains and I rode mainly on the M100 series in their distinct jaffa orange colour. They operated as 4 or 6 car sets back then. They have since introduced the M300 series. They operate on 1522 mm broad gauge with a 3rd rail for power (2mm wider than 1520 Russian gauge). Love the 3 phase sound of the M100.
The M100 trains were among of first in the world equipped with 3-phase AC drive developed by Strömberg.
I love the width of the trains so much. So much space inside, none of that sardine can cramming like in some older metro systems (or newer with narrow trains)
Coming from Adelaide, Australia, all of these trains on Helsinki Metro look fabulous. The train design simplicity for the exterior and inferior with wide spacious carriages (3.2 m wide!) and the practicality of stations are unlike anything I have seen from a metro system.
Also, that acceleration from the M300 train is mind‐bogglingly fast. To give perspective of how fast the M300 acceleration is, it's going from 0 km/h (standtill, leaving the station) to 50 km/h in around 10 seconds and from standstill to 80 km/h in around 20 seconds (see 3:45 to 3:58, & 4:25 to 4:45) and being able to do that consistently as soon as the doors shut (minimal lag, instant takeoff) which are unheard of for metro systems internationally. The only other metro systems that can match the Helsinki Metro's insane acceleration rates are in Washington DC and San Francisco, but even when using the latter two US systems, it's not a close contest. The deep-level 'tube' lines of the London Underground do have similarly high acceleration rates from standtill like the Central Line and Victoria Line, but those metro trains are a lot smaller than ones typically found on the Helsinki Metro, and it wouldn't be a fair comparison.
A fun fact: Technically speaking this metro links the two largest cities in Finland: Helsinki (650K inhab.) and Espoo (300K). Though the cities are neighbours, in the same urban region.
And almost Vantaa (237k) since the Mellunmäki station is so close the the border.
If Vantaa decides to build the light rail system from Mellunmäki to the airport the cities will be pretty nicely connected.
Yes both of them are in the Helsinki urban area.
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@@blinder2786Even tho I'm 2 years late the metro actually goes to Vantaa because there's a service track that goes from Mellunmäki to Rajakylä (Vantaa)
1:47 the driver waved at the camera lol
Haha😂
I went on the Helsinki metro back in 2005. The M100 and M200 series trains and I rode mainly on the M100 series in their distinct jaffa orange colour. They operated as 4 or 6 car sets back then. They have since introduced the M300 series. They operate on 1522 mm broad gauge with a 3rd rail for power (2mm wider than 1520 Russian gauge). Love the 3 phase sound of the M100.
Love the sound of electric motors
Beautiful metro and refreshing colour ❤️
I love Orange metros and finland have it it's beautiful
Great video Simon, very informative. I'd love to come to Finland soon ☺️🇫🇮
Last thing i heard was borders might open from mid-july 🤞
@@Simon-Andersen Nice! I'll have had my 2nd jab by then too 😎
@@NonstopEurotrip Aaah heey!!! You are very welcome to Finland!!!
6:14 i love the sound
The electric motors are just 🤩
awesome vid ! great thanks for posting !
There actually are 4 trains in the metro network and 1 more wich isn't in use anymore.
I have electric scooters, and the oldest one i have has the motor sound of the oldest train, and the newest one i own sounds like the newest train
Awesome video! Did you notice that 5.35 M100 train was renovated unit?
Yes it was actually the one I took to get there! I was not aware untill I got onto on another M100 later the same day that was different
I haven’t seen the m200 in a while
Ne on tällä hetkellä peruskorjauksessa, ei niitä vielä hetkeen tuu kulkemaankaan
@Bussit & metrot master ok
Very good video! Is it recorded in a quiet time?it doesn’t look too busy
Recorded on a saturday around midday, so not excatly peak.
Well it's the World's smallest metro in a country which barely has enough people combined to make 1 city.
@@Simon-Andersen + Corona pandemic
@@Xerdoz Catania has the world’s smallest metro system… also, there are over 20 cities in finland and almost 10 of them have over 100 000 inhabitants
@@olskutsuikkeli 100000 people dispersed randomly over a large area does not a city make.
Excuse me, is this the station for Bombfunk MC's to alight at?
That would be correct!
Of course! It is Finnish song
Mellunmäki metro station is the most northest station in the world.
*Northernmost
don't expect ignorant dirty finnish people to get it right @@Brash_Candicoot
There’s actually 2 lines
Well yes, i guess that depends on how you look at it. From a timetable perspective there is 2 lines, from a physical infrastructure not as much
The way I look qt it, it's 1 with two branches and a short turn.
the m300 sounds fucking bonkers
フィンランドの地下鉄は、日本の電車に似ているが､､もっといい
Looks like robloxxx lolll
um?
1:53 not the driver actually waving at the camera😂 I can’t😭 good video AS USUAL 🫵🏻😊👍🏻