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Helsingin yliopisto Helsingfors universitet University of Helsinki | ||||||||||||||||
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| Helsinki Metrostation | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Vuorikatu 12,Helsinki | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°10′20″N24°56′51″E / 60.17222°N 24.94750°E /60.17222; 24.94750 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 March 1995 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kaisaniemi (1995–2015) | |||||||||||||||
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| 24,000 daily[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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TheUniversity of Helsinki metro station (Finnish:Helsingin yliopiston metroasema,Swedish:Helsingfors universitets metrostation) is a station on theHelsinki Metro. It serves theUniversity of Helsinki and surrounding areas in the centralHelsinki districtsKaisaniemi andKluuvi. From 1995 to 2015, the station's name was Kaisaniemi.[2] The station is 27 metres below ground level and 22 metres belowsea level. It is positioned 600 metres east of theCentral Railway Station and 900 metres south ofHakaniemi. Both lines M1 and M2 serve the station.
The location of the metro station was decided in 1971, and the station box was excavated during the metro's original construction work in the late 1970s. The station's opening date was postponed due to a lack of funds. The station was eventually opened on 1 March 1995, having been designed by thearchitect firmKontio - Kilpi - Valjento Oy. The station is equipped with a glass-sidedfunicular-styleelevator, operating along the slope parallel to theescalators.
In April 2014, thecity council voted to rename the station fromKaisaniemi toUniversity of Helsinki.[3] The rebranding was completed in January 2015 to commemorate the university's 375th anniversary.[4] This metro station is one of two comprising the system to be named after a university; the other one isAalto University.
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