Rautatientori metro station
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Rautatientori metro station or Central railway station metro station is a station on the Helsinki Metro
in Finland. The entrance is located in the Asematunneli
main hall, which has an exit to the Helsinki Central Railway Station
. It is the only Helsinki Metro station whose name is announced also in English. There are also some written German language
signs on the walls stating .
The station was opened on 1 July 1982, designed by Rolf Björkstam, Erkki Heino, and Eero Kostiainen. It is located 0.5 kilometre (0.310686368324903 mi) from Kamppi metro station
, and 0.6 kilometre (0.372823641989884 mi) from Kaisaniemi metro station
. The station is situated at a depth of 27 metres (88.6 ft) below ground level and 22 metres (72.2 ft) below sea level
.
On 8 November 2009 a water main burst, flooding and causing significant damage to the underground station complex. On February 15, 2010 the station reopened for public use.
Helsinki Metro
The Helsinki Metro , is the metro system in Helsinki, Finland. It is the World's most northern metro system, and currently the only one in Finland. The system was opened to the general public on 2 August 1982 after 27 years of planning...
in Finland. The entrance is located in the Asematunneli
Asematunneli
Asematunneli is an underground shopping center connecting the Helsinki Central railway station and City-Center in downtown Helsinki, Finland. The area also has a ticket sales area for the Rautatientori metro station and connections to the nearby Forum shopping mall and Stockmann and Sokos...
main hall, which has an exit to the Helsinki Central Railway Station
Helsinki Central railway station
Helsinki Central railway station is a widely recognised landmark in central Helsinki, Finland, and the focal point of public transport in the Greater Helsinki area. The station is used by approximately 200,000 passengers per day, making it Finland's most-visited building...
. It is the only Helsinki Metro station whose name is announced also in English. There are also some written German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
signs on the walls stating .
The station was opened on 1 July 1982, designed by Rolf Björkstam, Erkki Heino, and Eero Kostiainen. It is located 0.5 kilometre (0.310686368324903 mi) from Kamppi metro station
Kamppi metro station
The Kamppi metro station 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....
, and 0.6 kilometre (0.372823641989884 mi) from Kaisaniemi metro station
Kaisaniemi metro station
Kaisaniemi or Kajsaniemi 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...
. The station is situated at a depth of 27 metres (88.6 ft) below ground level and 22 metres (72.2 ft) below sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
.
On 8 November 2009 a water main burst, flooding and causing significant damage to the underground station complex. On February 15, 2010 the station reopened for public use.