Kamppi metro station

Kamppi

Kampen
Helsinki Metro station
General information
LocationKampinkuja 1, Helsinki
Coordinates60°10′08″N 24°55′55″E / 60.16889°N 24.93194°E / 60.16889; 24.93194
Owned byHKL
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  Helsinki tram lines:  7   9 
HSL bus lines  20   30   24   25   37   41   42   63   69   70   108N   112N   113N   114N   125N   134N   146N   165N   173N   212   213   346   480-495   637   638   640   760-765   776   810-870 
  Long-distance buses
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth30 m (98 ft)
Parking250 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneA
History
Opened1 March 1983
Passengers
39,000 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Helsinki Metro Following station
Ruoholahti
towards Kivenlahti
M1 Rautatientori
towards Vuosaari
Ruoholahti
towards Tapiola
M2 Rautatientori
towards Mellunmäki

Kamppi metro station (Finnish: Kampin metroasema; Swedish: Kampens metrostation) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. In addition to serving the area around Kamppi in central Helsinki, the station is integrated with the Kamppi Center bus terminal and shopping complex. Kamppi is served by both lines M1 and M2.

The station was opened on 1 March 1983, designed by Eero Hyvämäki, Jukka Karhunen, and Risto Parkkinen. It is located 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) from the Ruoholahti metro station, and 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from the Central Railway Station. The station is the deepest of the Helsinki Metro stations, at a depth of 31 metres (102 ft) below ground level[2] and 15 metres (49 ft) below sea level. It was built with a secondary platform located perpendicularly under the one in use, reserved for a future metro extension.[3] Like other underground metro stations in Helsinki, Kamppi metro station was designed to also serve as a bomb shelter.[4]

A new eastern entrance, connecting directly to Kamppi Center, was opened on 2 June 2005.

  1. ^ "Metroasemien käyttäjämäärät". HKL. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Kamppi metro station". HKL. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. ^ Salonen, Juha (13 February 2005). "Seed of new subway line sprouting in basement of Kamppi complex". Helsingin Sanomat. Sanoma. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  4. ^ Grove, Thomas (14 July 2017). "Beneath Helsinki, Finns Prepare for Russian Threat". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 July 2017.