Can I board Finnish Railways Intercity train from an intermediate station?
Bought a ticket from Helsinki -> Turku 2nd class, Intercity train (IC). I would like to board it at the first stop (Pasila, ~5 mins from Helsinki) instead of Helsinki and still use the same ticket. Possible? Can you cite any rules regarding the matter, please? Or should I be able to just sneak in on-board? Can somebody familiar with local customs confirm, please?
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Best Answer
The contract of carriage doesn't mention this, however it states that the passenger shall have a ticket for the duration of the whole trip.
In practice though, Helsinki and Pasila are so close to each other that for long-distance trains they're effectively treated as the same station and I believe no tickets are checked between them. There should be no problem boarding your train in Pasila.
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