Rautatientori Järnvägstorget Central Railway Station | ||||||||||||||||
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Helsinki Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 60°10′14″N 024°56′26″E / 60.17056°N 24.94056°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | HKL | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
Depth | 27 m (89 ft) | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | A | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 July 1982 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
76,600 daily[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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The Central Railway Station metro station (Finnish: Rautatientorin metroasema, Swedish: Järnvägstorgets metrostation; lit. "Railway Square" in both languages) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. The entrance is located in the Asematunneli main hall, which has an exit to the Helsinki Central Railway Station. It is among the only Helsinki Metro stations whose names are announced in English, in addition to Finnish and Swedish.
As one of the original metro stations, Central Railway Station was opened on 1 July 1982 (as Kaivokatu / Brunnsgatan[2]) and was designed by Rolf Björkstam, Erkki Heino, and Eero Kostiainen. It is located 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from Kamppi metro station, and 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) from University of Helsinki metro station. The station is situated at a depth of 27 metres (89 ft) below ground level and 22 metres (72 ft) below sea level.