Vuosaari metro station

Vuosaari metro station (Finnish: Vuosaaren metroasema, Swedish: Nordsjös metrostation) is the ground-level terminus station of the M1 line of the Helsinki Metro.[2] It serves the district of Vuosaari in East Helsinki.

Vuosaari

Nordsjö
Helsinki Metro station
General information
LocationValkopaadentie 2A, Helsinki
Coordinates60°12′26″N 25°8′32″E
Owned byHKL
Line(s) M1 
Platforms1
Tracks2
ConnectionsHSL bus lines  90   90A   90N   96   560   813-819 
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Parking222
Bicycle facilities243
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone B 
History
Opened31 August 1998
Passengers
26,800 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station HKL Following station
Rastila
towards Kivenlahti
 Helsinki Metro
Eastern Branch
 Terminus

The station was opened on 31 August 1998 and was designed by the architect firm Esa Piironen Oy. It is located 1.2 kilometers east of Rastila metro station.

In 2011, a 1.4 kilometer-long service rail was created from the end of the Vuosaari station to Vuosaari Harbour. The service rail connects the metro track to the railway network and replaced the previous, longer service rail line that ran through the district of Viikki. The service rail has been used to move heavy maintenance and construction machinery and materials, including those that were related to the Länsimetro project.[3]

A trial run with platform screen doors was conducted at Vuosaari. The project was delayed due to technical and safety related testing.[4]

  • The station platform
    The station platform
  • The passenger inaccessible turning track behind the station
    The passenger inaccessible turning track behind the station

References
  1. "Metroasemien käyttäjämäärät". HKL. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Vuosaari". Helsingin kaupunki. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  3. "Metron huoltoraide rakenteilla Vuosaaressa". HKL. 2011-08-25. Archived from the original on 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  4. "Vuosaari platform doors introduced on 15 February". HKL. 2012-02-17. Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2012-03-20.

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