Central railway station metro station (Helsinki)

The Central Railway Station metro station (Finnish: Rautatientorin metroasema, Swedish: Järnvägstorgets metrostation) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. The entrance is located in the Asematunneli main hall, which has an exit to the Helsinki Central Railway Station. It is among the only Helsinki Metro stations whose names are announced in English, in addition to Finnish and Swedish.

Rautatientori
Järnvägstorget
Central Railway Station
Helsinki Metro station
Coordinates60°10′14″N 024°56′26″E
Owned byHKL
Line(s) M1 
 M2 
Tracks2
Connections     Helsinki tram lines
from Rautatieasema  3   5   6   6T   7   9 
from Lasipalatsi  1   2   4   10 

     Helsinki Buses

     Helsinki commuter rail (lines A-Z, Airport lines  I   P )

     InterCity Rail

     International express trains (Allegro, Leo Tolstoy)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth27 m (89 ft)
Other information
Fare zone A 
History
Opened1 July 1982
Traffic
Passengers76,600 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station
toward Ruoholahti
Northern Branch
toward Mellunmäki
Eastern Branch
toward Vuosaari

As one of the original metro stations, Central Railway Station was opened on 1 July 1982 and was designed by Rolf Björkstam, Erkki Heino, and Eero Kostiainen. It is located 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from Kamppi metro station, and 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) from University of Helsinki metro station. The station is situated at a depth of 27 metres (89 ft) below ground level and 22 metres (72 ft) below sea level.

On 8 November 2009 a water main burst, flooding and causing significant damage to the underground station complex.[2] On February 15, 2010 the station reopened for public use.[3]

References
  1. "Metroasemien käyttäjämäärät". HKL. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Flooding In Helsinki Centre Disrupts Traffic". YLE. 2009-11-08.
  3. "Helsinki's Busiest Underground Station Reopens After Flood". Helsinki Times. 2010-02-15. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25.

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