Sörnäinen metro station
Helsinki Metro station
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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.
LocationHelsinginkatu 1, Helsinki
Coordinates60°11′15″N 24°57′40″E
SystemHelsinki Metro station
OwnerHKL
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| Location | Helsinginkatu 1, Helsinki | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°11′15″N 24°57′40″E | |||||||||||||||
| System | Helsinki Metro station | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | HKL | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Depth | 25 m (82 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | A | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 September 1984 | |||||||||||||||
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| 56,000 daily[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
Metro station escalators
Station entrance, pre-facelift
