Sörnäinen metro station

Sörnäinen metro station (Finnish: Sörnäisten metroasema, Swedish: Sörnäs metrostation) is a station on the Helsinki Metro.[2] It serves the central Helsinki districts of Sörnäinen and Kallio. Sörnäinen is the easternmost station on the system to be located underground.

Sörnäinen
Sörnäs
Helsinki Metro station
LocationHelsinginkatu 1, Helsinki
Coordinates60°11′15″N 24°57′40″E
Owned byHKL
Line(s) M1 
 M2 
Platforms1
Tracks2
Connections
  Helsinki tram lines  1   6   6T   7   8 

Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth25 m (82 ft)
Other information
Fare zone A 
History
Opened1 September 1984
Passengers
56,000 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station
toward Ruoholahti
Northern Branch
toward Mellunmäki
Eastern Branch
toward Vuosaari

The station was opened on 1 September 1984 and was designed by Jouko Kontio and Seppo Kilpiä. It is located 900 meters from Hakaniemi metro station, and 1.1 kilometers from Kalasatama metro station. The station is situated at a depth of 25 meters below ground level and 3 meters below sea level.

Station entrance, pre-facelift.

References

  1. "Metroasemien käyttäjämäärät". HKL. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Sörnäinen". Helsingin kaupunki. Retrieved 2017-11-19.

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