Ruoholahti metro station

Ruoholahti metro station (Finnish: Ruoholahden metroasema, Swedish: Gräsvikens metrostation - "Grassy Bay") is a station on the Helsinki Metro.[2] There are 72 bicycle and 140 car parking spaces at Ruoholahti.[3] It serves the district of Ruoholahti in central Helsinki. Ruoholahti is served by both lines M1 and M2. It was the western endpoint of the metropolitan line for over 24 years until the 1st phase of the western phase was completed and the undergrounds of Matinkylä started on 18 November 2017.

Ruoholahti Gräsviken
Helsinki Metro station
The Ruoholahti metro station in 18 November 2017.
Location	Itämerenkatu 14, Helsinki
Coordinates	60°09′47″N 024°54′52″E
Owned by	HKL
Line(s)	M1   M2
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Connections	Helsinki tram line  8    Helsinki buses  15   20   20N
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	140
Bicycle facilities	72
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	16 August 1993
Traffic
Passengers	32,500 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station Terminus Northern Branch Kamppi toward Mellunmäki Eastern Branch Kamppi toward Vuosaari Lauttasaari toward Matinkylä Western Extension Terminus

The station was opened on 16 August 1993 and was designed by Jouko Kontio and Seppo Kilpiä. Ruoholahti is located 1.2 kilometers western of Kamppi and eastern of Lauttasaari.

The station in November 2017.

References

1. "Metroasemien käyttäjämäärät". HKL. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
2. "Ruoholahti". Helsingin kaupunki. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
3. "Liityntäpysäköinti". HSL (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-11-19.

External links

Media related to Ruoholahti metro station at Wikimedia Commons