Sörnäinen
Sörnäs |
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Helsinki Metro station | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 60°11′15″N 24°57′40″E / 60.18750°N 24.96111°ECoordinates: 60°11′15″N 24°57′40″E / 60.18750°N 24.96111°E | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Helsinki City Transport | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Helsinki tram Line: 6, 6T, 8, 7A, 7B
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
Depth | 25 m (82 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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Sörnäinen (Finnish) or Sörnäs (Swedish) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the central Helsinki districts of Sörnäinen and Kallio. When heading east, Sörnäinen is the last station that is actually underground - the eastern part of the metro service is mostly above ground (part of Vuosaari line is also underground)
The station was opened on 1 September 1984, designed by Jouko Kontio and Seppo Kilpiä. It is located 0.9 kilometres from Hakaniemi metro station, and 1.1 kilometres from Kalasatama metro station. The station is situated at a depth of 25 metres below ground level (3m below sea level).