Vuosaari metro station (, ) is the ground-level terminus station of the M1 line of the
Helsinki Metro
The Helsinki Metro ( fi, Helsingin metro, sv, Helsingfors metro) is a rapid transit system serving Greater Helsinki, Finland. It is the world's northernmost metro system. It was opened to the general public on 2 August 1982 after 27 years of ...
. It serves the district of
Vuosaari
Vuosaari ( sv, Nordsjö) is a neighbourhood in the City of Helsinki, Finland. It is located by the sea in East Helsinki and with its area of is geographically the largest district in the city. It also has two Helsinki Metro stations, Rastila ...
in
East Helsinki
East Helsinki ( fi, Itä-Helsinki, sv, Östra Helsingfors) is an area in Helsinki, Finland, usually thought to comprise the city's eastern and south-eastern major districts (, ), including the districts of Vartiokylä, Myllypuro, Mellunkylä, ...
.
The station was opened on 31 August 1998 and was designed by the
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
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
Länsimetro (English: Western Metro, Swedish: Västmetron) is an extension to the Helsinki Metro system in Finland. The grand opening for the long-awaited extension was held on 18 November 2017. Länsimetro extends the system's two lines, M1 an ...
project.
A trial run with
platform screen doors
Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail sys ...
was conducted at Vuosaari. The project was delayed due to technical and safety related testing.
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Helsinki Metro stations located above ground
Railway stations opened in 1998
1998 establishments in Finland
Vuosaari
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