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Baana
Baana is a former railway, which has been transformed into a pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, cycling path as an urban renewal project in Helsinki, replacing the Helsinki harbour railway. Its length is about 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi), starting from Kiasma. It is used annually by approximately 700 000 cyclists. History There were three plans to convert the cut (earthworks), railway cutting left behind by the disused Helsinki harbour rail to a new use. Of the three plans, the bicycle and pedestrian alternative prevailed in the end. The modification to bike and pedestrian use took several years. The name ''Baana'' (Finnish Helsinki slang, slang word for (rail)way coming from Swedish ''bana'' and German ''Bahn'') for the new route was obtained through a naming competition. Baana was opened to the public on Helsinki Day, 12 June 2012. Baana begins between Helsinki Music Centre and Kiasma. It runs to a new separated-grade vehicle/bicycle junction called Länsilinkki (Wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baana 2018
Baana is a former railway, which has been transformed into a pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, cycling path as an urban renewal project in Helsinki, replacing the Helsinki harbour railway. Its length is about 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi), starting from Kiasma. It is used annually by approximately 700 000 cyclists. History There were three plans to convert the cut (earthworks), railway cutting left behind by the disused Helsinki harbour rail to a new use. Of the three plans, the bicycle and pedestrian alternative prevailed in the end. The modification to bike and pedestrian use took several years. The name ''Baana'' (Finnish Helsinki slang, slang word for (rail)way coming from Swedish ''bana'' and German ''Bahn'') for the new route was obtained through a naming competition. Baana was opened to the public on Helsinki Day, 12 June 2012. Baana begins between Helsinki Music Centre and Kiasma. It runs to a new separated-grade vehicle/bicycle junction called Länsilinkki (Wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
