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Helsingin yliopisto Helsingfors universitet University of Helsinki | ||||||||||||||||
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Helsinki Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Vuorikatu 12, Helsinki | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 60°10′20″N 24°56′51″E / 60.17222°N 24.94750°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | HKL | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | ||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
Depth | 27 m (89 ft) | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | A | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 March 1995 | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Kaisaniemi (1995–2015) | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
24,000 daily[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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The University of Helsinki metro station (Finnish: Helsingin yliopiston metroasema, Swedish: Helsingfors universitets metrostation) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the University of Helsinki and surrounding areas in the central Helsinki districts Kaisaniemi and Kluuvi. From 1995 to 2015, the station's name was Kaisaniemi.[2] The station is 27 metres below ground level and 22 metres below sea level. It is positioned 600 metres east of the Central Railway Station and 900 metres south of Hakaniemi. Both lines M1 and M2 serve the station.