Kaisaniemi metro station

Kaisaniemi Kajsaniemi Helsinki Metro station
Station statistics
Coordinates	60°10′20″N 24°56′51″E / 60.17222°N 24.94750°E / 60.17222; 24.94750Coordinates: 60°10′20″N 24°56′51″E / 60.17222°N 24.94750°E / 60.17222; 24.94750
Connections	Helsinki tram Line: 3, 6, 9
Structure type	Underground
Depth	27 m (89 ft)
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1995
Owned by	Helsinki City Transport
HSL Travel Card	In use
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station Rautatientori toward Ruoholahti Northern Branch Hakaniemi toward Mellunmäki Eastern Branch Hakaniemi toward Vuosaari

Kaisaniemi (Finnish) or Kajsaniemi (Swedish) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the central Helsinki district of Kaisaniemi. It is the only station whose name is announced in only one language: whether this is Finnish or Swedish is unknown and irrelevant, because the Finnish 'Kaisaniemi' and the Swedish 'Kajsaniemi' are pronounced identically. When the station was opened the announcement was for a while in two languages like on the other stations, 'Kaisaniemi - Kajsaniemi'. This unnecessary repetition caused a lot of amusement, and the station name has been announced only once since then.

The station was opened on 1 March 1995, designed by the architect bureau Kontio - Kilpi - Valjento Oy. It is located 0.6 kilometres from the Central Railway Station, and 0.9 kilometres from the Hakaniemi metro station.

The station is situated at a depth of 27 metres below ground level (22m below sea level). The station is equipped with an unusual glass-sided funicular-style elevator operating along the slope next to the escalators (contrasting with a more conventional vertical liftshaft).

Entrance at ground level

External links

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