Hakaniemi metro station

Hakaniemi
Hagnäs
Helsinki Metro station
Coordinates 60°10′48″N 24°57′2″E / 60.18000°N 24.95056°ECoordinates: 60°10′48″N 24°57′2″E / 60.18000°N 24.95056°E
Owned by Helsinki City Transport
Platforms Island platform
Tracks 2
Connections
  Helsinki tram Line: 1, 1A, 3, 6, 6T, 7A, 7B, 9
Construction
Structure type Underground
Depth 23 m (75 ft)
History
Opened 1982
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station
Kaisaniemi
toward Ruoholahti
Northern Branch
toward Mellunmäki
Eastern Branch
toward Vuosaari

Hakaniemi (Finnish) or Hagnäs (Swedish) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the central Helsinki districts of Hakaniemi and Kallio.

The station was among the first metro stations opened in Helsinki, on 1 June 1982, and was designed by Mirja Castrén, Juhani Jauhiainen, and Marja Nuuttila. It is located 0.9 kilometres from the Kaisaniemi metro station, and 0.9 kilometres from the Sörnäinen metro station. The station is situated at a depth of 23 metres below ground level (21m below sea level).

Hakaniemi metro station was seen in Aki Kaurismäki's film Calamari Union, although the route planned in the storyline (from Kallio to Eira) is impossible, because neither of those stations exist. Hakaniemi metro station was also featured in Bomfunk MC's music video for the hit single "Freestyler".

Entrance to the Hakaniemi station
From April to June 2013, the main entrance to the Hakaniemi metro station is being renovated, cutting off all tram traffic on Hämeentie between Hakaniemi and Sörnäinen.

External links

Media related to Hakaniemi metro station at Wikimedia Commons