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New passenger terminal opened in Stockholm Vartahamnen

Juhan Tere, BC, Tallinn, 21.06.2016.Print version
All passengers of Tallink and Silja Line vessels sailing to and departing from Stockholm to Helsinki, Turku and Tallinn will from now walk through the new terminal building of Vartahamnen, opened tomorrow on 21st of June. Although the construction in the harbour area and terminal will continue also now, the opening of the terminal will significantly improve the travel comfort by decreasing the distances between the ships and terminal, informed BC Tallink’s press service.

Photo; stockholmshamnar.se

The new Vartahamnen terminal is owned by Stockholms Hamnar. It is a terminal, which will potentially also serve the passengers of other ship operators in the future.

 

The terminal will be opened daily from 5:45 am until 7:30 pm, according to the schedules of the ships arriving and departing. The terminal will serve the passengers of Silja Symphony and Silja Serenade from Helsinki, Baltic Princess and Galaxy from Turku and Victoria I and Romantika from Tallinn. The passengers of the company`s vessel Isabelle operating between Stockholm and Riga will yet remain to be served by Frihamn terminal in Stockholm.

 

There will be check-in counters and self-service machines in the terminal. The check-in for car passengers as well as long-term parking area for passengers will remain in the same location at the moment. Pick-up point for preordered assistance is located on the ground floor of the terminal.

 

The postal address of the new terminal is Hamnpirsvägen 10, Stockholm.

 

Nearest subway for the terminal is Gärdet. Stockholms Hamnar will connect the new terminal to the bridge to Finlandsparken with a temporary walkways through the existing infrastructure, allowing passengers coming with public transportation to access the new facilities as comfortable as possible. There will be clear signs how to move between the terminal and Gärdet subwaystation. Taxi stand, 2 public and 4 Tallink Silja bus stops will be located next to the new terminal. 






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