Kamppi metro station

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Kamppi

Kampen
Helsinki Metro station
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General information
LocationKampinkuja 1, Helsinki
Coordinates 60°10′08″N24°55′55″E / 60.16889°N 24.93194°E / 60.16889; 24.93194
Owned by HKL
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  Helsinki tram lines:  7  9 
HSL bus lines  20  30  24  25  37  41  42  63  69  70  108N  112N  113N  114N  125N  134N  146N  165N  173N  212  213  346  480-495  637  638  640  760-765  776  810-870 
  Long-distance buses
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth30 m (98 ft)
Parking250 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone A
History
Opened1 March 1983
Passengers
39,000 daily [1]
Services
Preceding station Helsingin metro logo.svg Helsinki Metro Following station
Ruoholahti
towards Kivenlahti
M1 Rautatientori
towards Vuosaari
Ruoholahti
towards Tapiola
M2 Rautatientori
towards Mellunmäki

Kamppi metro station (Finnish : Kampin metroasema; Swedish : Kampens metrostation) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. In addition to serving the area around Kamppi in central Helsinki, the station is integrated with the Kamppi Center bus terminal and shopping complex. Kamppi is served by both lines M1 and M2.

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The station was opened on 1 March 1983, designed by Eero Hyvämäki, Jukka Karhunen, and Risto Parkkinen. It is located 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) from the Ruoholahti metro station, and 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from the Central Railway Station. The station is the deepest of the Helsinki Metro stations, at a depth of 31 metres (102 ft) below ground level [2] and 15 metres (49 ft) below sea level. It was built with a secondary platform located perpendicularly under the one in use, reserved for a future metro extension. [3] Like other underground metro stations in Helsinki, Kamppi metro station was designed to also serve as a bomb shelter. [4]

A new eastern entrance, connecting directly to Kamppi Center, was opened on 2 June 2005.

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References

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