Vuosaari metro station

Vuosaari Nordsjö
Helsinki Metro station
Coordinates	60°12′26″N 25°8′32″E / 60.20722°N 25.14222°ECoordinates: 60°12′26″N 25°8′32″E / 60.20722°N 25.14222°E
Owned by	Helsinki City Transport
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	bus lines: 90/A/N, 96, 98, 560, 813-819
History
Opened	1998
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station Rastila toward Ruoholahti Eastern Branch Terminus

Vuosaari (Finnish) or Nordsjö (Swedish) is a ground-level station on the southern branch (Itäkeskus - Vuosaari) of the Helsinki Metro. It serves the district of Vuosaari in East Helsinki, and is the terminus of the branch.

The station was opened on 31 August 1998, making it one of the newest stations on the Helsinki Metro. It was designed by the architect bureau Esa Piironen Oy. It is located 1.2 kilometres from the Rastila metro station. The terminus at the other end, Ruoholahti metro station, is 16 kilometres away.

In 2011 a 1.4 km long service rail was created from the end of the Vuosaari branch to the Vuosaari Harbour. The service rail connects the metro track into the main railway network and may replace the current, much longer service rail that runs through the district of Viikki. The new service rail will be used to move heavy maintenance and construction machinery and materials, including those related to the Länsimetro project.^[1]

A trial run with platform screen doors is currently being conducted. The doors, which are a part of the metro automation project, were built over a year ago but their introduction has been delayed due to technical and safety related testings.^[2]

The train depot right after the station. Passengers do not have access to the depot.

References

1. "Metron huoltoraide rakenteilla Vuosaaressa". HKL. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
2. "Vuosaari platform doors introduced on 15 February". HKL. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-20.

External links

Media related to Vuosaari metro station at Wikimedia Commons