Kalasatama metro station
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Kalasatama or Fiskhamnen (Swedish
) is a station on the Helsinki Metro
, in the capital city of Finland. The station was opened on 1 January 2007, and it serves the eastern part of the central Helsinki
district of Sörnäinen
. The area is now mainly composed of offices, but new residential and commercial developments will be constructed in the area after the port facilities there moved to the new Port of Vuosaari in 2008.
Unlike most other stations on the Helsinki Metro, Kalasatama was built on existing metro track, which made construction more difficult. However, normal metro traffic was not greatly affected by the construction work. Because the new platforms were built on either side of the existing metro track, Kalasatama station is one of only two stations on the Helsinki Metro to have separate platforms for both directions of travel (the other one is Itäkeskus metro station
).
It is the only station on the Helsinki Metro system to have exclusively side platforms, rather than having been designed around an island platform
. It is located 1.1 kilometres from Sörnäinen metro station
, and 1.8 kilometres from Kulosaari metro station
.
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
) is a station on the Helsinki Metro
Helsinki Metro
The Helsinki Metro , is the metro system in Helsinki, Finland. It is the World's most northern metro system, and currently the only one in Finland. The system was opened to the general public on 2 August 1982 after 27 years of planning...
, in the capital city of Finland. The station was opened on 1 January 2007, and it serves the eastern part of the central Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
district of Sörnäinen
Sörnäinen
Sörnäinen is a neighbourhood in the city of Helsinki, Finland.Sörnäinen is located a little more than one kilometre north from the coastal centre of Helsinki, near the district of Hakaniemi. The east side of Sörnäinen borders the sea....
. The area is now mainly composed of offices, but new residential and commercial developments will be constructed in the area after the port facilities there moved to the new Port of Vuosaari in 2008.
Unlike most other stations on the Helsinki Metro, Kalasatama was built on existing metro track, which made construction more difficult. However, normal metro traffic was not greatly affected by the construction work. Because the new platforms were built on either side of the existing metro track, Kalasatama station is one of only two stations on the Helsinki Metro to have separate platforms for both directions of travel (the other one is Itäkeskus metro station
Itäkeskus metro station
Itäkeskus or Östra centrum is a ground-level station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the Itäkeskus shopping centre and surrounding areas in East Helsinki...
).
It is the only station on the Helsinki Metro system to have exclusively side platforms, rather than having been designed around an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
. It is located 1.1 kilometres from Sörnäinen metro station
Sörnäinen metro station
Sörnäinen or Sörnäs is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the central Helsinki districts of Sörnäinen and Kallio...
, and 1.8 kilometres from Kulosaari metro station
Kulosaari metro station
Kulosaari or Brändö is a ground-level station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the island district of Kulosaari in East Helsinki....
.