Oulu Bus Station
The Oulu Bus Station (Finnish: Oulun linja-autoasema) is a bus station in the city center of Oulu, Finland, located in the Vaara district near the Raksila district. From the bus station there is a pedestrian connection via the railway underpass tunnel to Oulu railway station and the station pier. There is no longer a ticket office and the Matkahuolto service in the station building, but there is still a café in the building.[1]
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| Location | Vaara, Oulu Finland |
| Coordinates | 65.00992469305005°N 25.484545789603782°E |
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The bus station was originally built in Torinranta on the site of the current Autoranta parking area in 1937.[2][3] The Oulu City Council decided to build a new station as early as 1963, but the new existing bus station was only opened in November 1983.[2][4] Today, the bus station has received a lot of criticism for its old and dilapidated due to its condition, which is no longer subject to renovation.[1][5]
Next to the bus station building is Martti Aiha's sculpture Futura – Tuntematon.[1]
References
- Hintsala, Juha (September 27, 2021). "Tältä näyttää linja-autoasema, jota ei aiota korjata". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Laine, Liisa (September 25, 2016). "Matkakeskusta puuhattiin jo 40 vuotta sitten". Kaleva (in Finnish). Ouka.fi. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Sipola, Timo (June 26, 2016). "Sekava torinranta kaipaa selkeyttä – opiskelijat haluavat Ouluun ihmisen kokoisen ja elävän torimiljöön". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Turo Manninen (1995). Oulun kaupungin historia VI (in Finnish). Oulu: City of Oulu. pp. 92–93. ISBN 951-9234-48-9.
- Ursin, Elina (September 13, 2021). "Raksilan linja-autoasema on Oulun häpeäpilkku". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved December 3, 2021.
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