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List of Helsinki Metro stations

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A train at Ruoholahti metro station.
Helsinki Metro map 2022

The Helsinki Metro is a metro system in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened on 2 August 1982 and remains the only metro system in Finland and the furthest north in the world. It is operated by Helsinki City Transport (HKL)[1] for Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL)[2] and carries over 60 million passengers per year (62.8 million in 2017).[3]

The system contains 2 lines (M1 and M2)[4] with 30 stations along a total length of 43 kilometres (27 mi), running from southern Espoo via central Helsinki to the East Helsinki suburbs.[5] 21 of the stations are located in tunnels, including every station west of Sörnäinen as well as Puotila and Itäkeskus.[6] Every other station is on the surface or elevated. The Länsimetro extension continues the line into western Helsinki and the neighbouring municipality of Espoo.[6] The system has two depots, located in Roihupelto, Helsinki and Sammalvuori, Espoo.[6][7]

Current metro lines

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Helsinki Metro
turnback
 M1 
Kivenlahti
Sammalvuori depot
Espoonlahti
Soukka
Kaitaa
Finnoo
Matinkylä
Niittykumpu
Urheilupuisto
turnback
Tapiola
 M2 
Tram interchange Aalto University
Keilaniemi Tram interchange
Espoo
Helsinki
municipal
border
Koivusaari
Lauttasaari
turnback
Tram interchange Ruoholahti
turnback
Tram interchange Kamppi
Central
Railway Station
Tram interchange
Tram interchange
University
of Helsinki
Hakaniemi Tram interchange
Tram interchange Sörnäinen
Kalasatama
Kulosaari
Herttoniemi
test track
Siilitie
Roihupelto depot
Tram interchange Itäkeskus
Puotila
Myllypuro
Rastila
Kontula
 M1 
Vuosaari
Mellunmäki
 M2 
turnback
Helsinki
Vantaa
municipal
border
turnback

These are the stations on the current metro line. The names are listed first in Finnish, then in Swedish (and English, if applicable1). Bus transfers are not listed.

Station Opened Transfer Grade
Mellunmäki
Mellungsbacka
1989 Elevated
Kontula
Gårdsbacka
1986 At-grade
Myllypuro
Kvarnbäcken
1986 At-grade
Vuosaari
Nordsjö
1998 At-grade
Rastila
Rastböle
1998 At-grade
Puotila
Botby gård
1998 Underground
Itäkeskus
Östra centrum
1982 Light rail: 15 At-grade
Siilitie
Igelkottsvägen
1982 Elevated
Herttoniemi
Hertonäs
1982 At-grade
Kulosaari
Brändö
1982 At-grade
Kalasatama
Fiskehamnen
2007 Elevated
Sörnäinen
Sörnäs
1984 Tram: 1 6 7 8 Underground
Hakaniemi
Hagnäs
1982 Tram: 3 6 7 9 Underground
Helsingin yliopisto
Helsingfors universitet / University of Helsinki
1995 Tram: 3 6 9 Underground
Rautatientori
Järnvägstorget / Central Railway Station
1982 Tram: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10
Commuter rail
Underground
Kamppi
Kampen
1983 Tram: 7 9 Underground
Ruoholahti
Gräsviken
1993 Tram: 8 Underground
Koivusaari
Björkholmen
2017 Underground
Lauttasaari
Drumsö
2017 Underground
Keilaniemi
Kägeludden
2017 Light rail: 15 Underground
Aalto-yliopisto
Aalto-universitetet / Aalto University
2017 Light rail: 15 Underground
Tapiola
Hagalund
2017 Underground
Niittykumpu
Ängskulla
2017 Underground
Urheilupuisto
Idrottsparken
2017 Underground
Matinkylä
Mattby
2017 Underground
Finnoo
Finno
2022 Underground
Kaitaa
Kaitans
2022 Underground
Soukka
Sökö
2022 Underground
Espoonlahti
Esboviken
2022 Underground
Kivenlahti
Stensvik
2022 Underground

Tram lines as of 3 May 2021. References:[8]

Planned expansions

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These are lines that have been proposed or are undergoing planning. Existing metro stations are shown in bold.

Itämetro

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A map of the Itämetro extension.
Itämetro
Mellunmäki
(Mellungsbacka)
Border of Helsinki and Vantaa
Länsimäki
(Västerkulla)
Länsisalmi
(Västersundom)
Border of Vantaa and Helsinki
Salmenkallio
(Sundberg)
Gumböle
Itäsalmi
(Östersundom)
Border of Helsinki and Sipoo
Toukolahti
(Majvik)

An eastern extension is currently being planned, with construction being slated to start in the early 2030s. The currently prevailing proposal extends the metro eastwards from the current terminus at Mellunmäki, with proposed stations in Länsisalmi in Vantaa and Salmenkallio, Östersundom and Sakarinmäki in Helsinki, terminating at Majvik in Sipoo.[9] Four of the stations would be underground. Other possible stations include Vantaa's Länsimäki and Helsinki's Gumböle. The municipality of Sipoo has also explored other routes and possible further extensions, to Sibbesborg and Eriksnäs.

Other proposed lines

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A map of Helsinki showing the Itämetro extension and different possible paths for the second metro line.
Santahamina
Gunillantie
Laajasalo
Kruunuvuorenranta
Katajanokka
Kauppatori
Esplanadi
Kamppi
Töölö
Olympic Stadium
Meilahti
Pasila
Kumpula
Vanhakaupunki
Viikki
Olympiakylä
Metsälä
Maunula
Pakila
Paloheinä
Tammisto
Kartanonkoski
Vantaanportti
Aviapolis
Airport

Santahamina - Airport (the second metro line)

Pasila - Viikki (a branch of the second line)

Munkkivuori

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Munkkivuori shopping center around the time of opening in late 1959 or early 1960.

A tunnel for the first metro station in Helsinki was dug in 1964 under Munkkivuori shopping center in concordance with the city's first light rail-based metro plans.[10] These would have produced of a network of over 90 kilometres (56 mi).[10][11] No metro line has ever reached this unfinished station, consisting of 0.5 km (0.31 mi) long tunnels[citation needed] dug in bedrock. There are no plans of connecting the station to the existing network.[10] The tunnel was flooded due to a water pipe breakage in January 2010, two months after a similar incident at the Rautatientori station.[12][13]

Notes

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  • ^1 The three stations on the Helsinki Metro that have an English name that is different from its Finnish name are Central Railway Station (Rautatientori), University of Helsinki (Helsingin yliopisto), and Aalto University (Aalto-yliopisto).

References

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  1. ^ "About HKL". Helsinki City Transport. 14 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ^ "About HSL". Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 2010-01-19. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  3. ^ Jääskeläinen, Tarja, ed. (17 November 2009). "Helsingin joukkoliikenne 2009" (PDF). Helsinki City Transport. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  4. ^ Ennelin, Esa (2019-03-19). "Helsinki Metro". Discover Helsinki. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  5. ^ "Helsinki metro opens to Kivenlahti on December 3". International Railway Journal. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  6. ^ a b c "Metro tracks and depot". Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  7. ^ "Depot". Länsimetro Oy. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  8. ^ "Uudet linjat ja kartat". Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Metro network to be extended eastwards from Helsinki through Vantaa to Sipoo's Majvik". Helsingin Sanomat. Sanoma. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  10. ^ a b c Hannula, Tommi (17 September 2007). "Juna ei saavu koskaan ensimmäiselle metroasemalle". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  11. ^ Alku, Antero (15 August 2008). "Helsingin raideliikenteen historiaa" (in Finnish). 1960-luku. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  12. ^ "Iso vesivahinko sulkee osan Munkkivuoren ostoskeskuksesta" (in Finnish). YLE Helsinki. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  13. ^ "Ripeästi vesivahinkojen torjuntaan" (in Finnish). Lassila & Tikanoja. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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