| Hakaniemi Hagnäs | ||||||||||||||||
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| Helsinki Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Toinen linja 7, Helsinki Siltasaarenkatu 7, Helsinki | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°10′48″N 24°57′2″E / 60.18000°N 24.95056°E / 60.18000; 24.95056 | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | HKL | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Helsinki tram lines 3 6 7 9 Helsinki buses | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Depth | 23 m (75 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 28 spaces | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | A | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 June 1982 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 28,100 daily | ||||||||||||||||
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Hakaniemi metro station (Finnish: Hakaniemen metroasema, Swedish: Hagnäs metrostation) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the central Helsinki districts of Hakaniemi and Kallio. Both lines M1 and M2 serve Hakaniemi. There are 28 bicycle parking spaces at the station.
Opened on 1 June 1982, Hakaniemi was among the first metro stations opened in Helsinki. It was designed by Mirja Castrén, Juhani Jauhiainen, and Marja Nuuttila. It is located 900 meters from the University of Helsinki station, and 900 meters from Sörnäinen metro station. The station is situated at a depth of 23 meters below ground level and 21 meters below sea level.
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Entrance to the Hakaniemi station
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From April to June 2013, the main entrance to the Hakaniemi metro station is being renovated, cutting off all tram traffic on Hämeentie between Hakaniemi and Sörnäinen.
In popular culture
The Hakaniemi metro station was seen in Aki Kaurismäki's film Calamari Union. Hakaniemi metro station was also featured in Bomfunk MC's music video for the hit single "Freestyler".
References
- "Metroasemien käyttäjämäärät". HKL. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Hakaniemi". Helsingin kaupunki. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- "Liityntäpysäköinti". HSL (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-11-19.
External links
Media related to Hakaniemi metro station at Wikimedia Commons