 It was used only by trains going to the harbour and Hietalahti shipyard, but special request trains have also travelled the track.The construction of the harbour rail began in 1891, although the first plans for the track had been made in 1870.The first train to Eteläsatama ran in December 1893 and the line was inaugurated in the next spring, on 8 April 1894, when it reached the old sales hall.