Central railway station metro station (Helsinki)

Rautatientori Järnvägstorget Central Railway Station
Helsinki Metro station
Coordinates	60°10′14″N 024°56′26″E / 60.17056°N 24.94056°E / 60.17056; 24.94056Coordinates: 60°10′14″N 024°56′26″E / 60.17056°N 24.94056°E / 60.17056; 24.94056
Owned by	HKL
Line(s)	M1 M2
Tracks	2
Connections	Helsinki tram lines 3, 5, 6/T, 7, 9 (from Rautatieasema), 1, 2, 4, 10 (from Lasipalatsi)   Helsinki buses
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	27 m (89 ft)
History
Opened	1 July 1982
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station Kamppi toward Ruoholahti Northern Branch University of Helsinki toward Mellunmäki Eastern Branch University of Helsinki toward Vuosaari

The Central Railway Station metro station (Finnish: Rautatientorin metroasema, Swedish: Järnvägstorgets metrostation) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. The entrance is located in the Asematunneli main hall, which has an exit to the Helsinki Central Railway Station. It is among the only Helsinki Metro stations whose names are announced in English, in addition to Finnish and Swedish. There are also some written German language signs on the walls stating Hauptbahnhof.

As one of the original metro stations, Central Railway Station was opened on 1 July 1982 and was designed by Rolf Björkstam, Erkki Heino, and Eero Kostiainen. It is located 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from Kamppi metro station, and 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) from University of Helsinki metro station. The station is situated at a depth of 27 metres (89 ft) below ground level and 22 metres (72 ft) below sea level.

On 8 November 2009 a water main burst, flooding and causing significant damage to the underground station complex.^[1] On February 15, 2010 the station reopened for public use.^[2]

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