Rautatientori metro station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rautatientori metro station platform
Rautatientori metro station platform
Rautatientori metro station platform
Rautatientori metro station platform
Entrance to the Rautatientori metro station
Entrance to the Rautatientori metro station
One of the many entrances to the Rautatientori metro station and Asematunneli (station tunnel) shopping area, central railway station building in the background
One of the many entrances to the Rautatientori metro station and Asematunneli (station tunnel) shopping area, central railway station building in the background

The Central Railway Station metro station (Finnish Rautatientorin metroasema / Swedish Metrostationen Järnvägstorget) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It is connected to the Helsinki Central Railway Station by a tunnel. It is the only station whose name is announced in more than two languages: Finnish, Swedish and English. Some signs on the wall are written also in German, like the station name Hauptbahnhof.

The station was opened on 1 July 1982, designed by Rolf Björkstam, Erkki Heino, and Eero Kostiainen. It is located at a distance of approximately 0.487 kilometres from the Kamppi metro station, and 0.597 kilometres from the Kaisaniemi metro station. The station is situated at a depth of 27 metres below ground level (22m below sea level).


Preceding station:
Kamppi
Helsinki Metro stations Following station:
Kaisaniemi


Coordinates: 60°10′14″N, 24°56′26″E