Koivusaari metro station

Koivusaari
Björkholmen
Helsinki Metro station
The Koivusaari metro station in November 2017.
Location Sotkatie 12, Helsinki
Owned by HKL
Line(s) M1
M2
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type deep single-vault
Depth 33 metres (108 ft)[1]
History
Opened 18 November 2017
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station
toward Matinkylä
toward Ruoholahti

Koivusaari metro station (Finnish: Koivusaaren metroasema, Swedish: Björkholmens metrostation) is a station located under water on the Länsimetro extension of the Helsinki Metro.[2][1][3] Koivusaari is the only metro station in the world located under the sea.[4] The station has 76 meter-long escalators and funicular-style elevators. It is the westernmost metro station in Helsinki. The following station to the west, Keilaniemi, is located in Espoo.

References

  1. 1 2 Administrator. "Länsimetro - Koivusaari station". www.lansimetro.fi. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  2. ↑ Administrator. "Länsimetro - Construction". www.lansimetro.fi. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  3. ↑ "Länsimetro on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  4. ↑ "Tältä näyttää maailman ainoa merenalainen metroasema - "maailman kaunein metroasema"" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-11-19.

Coordinates: 60°09′49″N 24°51′15″E / 60.1636°N 24.8542°E / 60.1636; 24.8542

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