Urheilupuisto metro station

Helsinki Metro station

60°10′N 24°47′E / 60.167°N 24.783°E / 60.167; 24.783Owned byHelsinki City TransportPlatformsisland platformTracks2ConnectionsHSL buses 114, 115/A, 118N, 119ConstructionStructure typeDeep single-vaultDepth27 metres (89 ft)AccessibleYesOther informationFare zoneBHistoryOpened18 November 2017Passengers7,000 daily^[1] Services

Preceding station	Helsinki Metro			Following station
Niittykumpu towards Kivenlahti		M1		Tapiola towards Vuosaari

Urheilupuisto (Finnish) or Idrottsparken (Swedish) (lit. English "Sports park") is an underground metro station in Espoo on the Länsimetro (‘Western Metro’) extension of Helsinki metro. The station is located in western Tapiola, at the northern edge of Jousenpuisto Park and south of the Tapiolan Urheilupuisto (Swedish: Hagalunds idrottspark; ‘Tapiola Sports Park‘). A 790-space car park was built next to the metro station and offers elevator access to the station.

The station was designed by HKP Architects, in collaboration with many other design firms.^[2]^[3] During the design stage, the station was known as Jousenpuisto, after the park at its immediate south. The shape of the station building allows natural light to enter at street level and reach down to the platform level via the escalators.^[4] The metro station has won several international design awards as part of the eight-station first phase of the Länsimetro.

Urheilupuisto is unique among metro stations in Espoo, as it is not built into the bedrock.^[5] The station platform is located at a depth of about 27 meters below street level. Urheilupuisto station was designed to operate with only one entrance (on the western side of the building) but, in response to passenger feedback, an entrance was constructed in the eastern side and opened on 29 February 2020.^[6] The station is located 1,1 kilometres east from Niittykumpu metro station and 1,3 kilometres west from Tapiola metro station.

Pictures

The metro station construction site, 2016
The entrance of the metro station, February 2018
The entrance of the metro station at night, March 2017
The station's escalators, November 2018

References

Content in this article is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi:Urheilupuiston metroasema; see its history for attribution.

^ "Metron kävijämäärät asemittain vuonna 2019". City of Helsinki. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ "Designers: Ruoholahti–Matinkylä section". Länsimetro. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ "Project: Urheilupuiston metroasema". hkp.fi. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ "Urheilupuisto station". Länsimetro. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^ "Urheilupuisto metro station". City of Helsinki. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ "Urheilupuisto metro station's new eastern entrance opens on the weekend". Länsimetro. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

External links

Urheilupuisto station (in English)
Urheilupuiston asema (in Finnish)
Idrottsparkens station (in Swedish)

Public transport in Helsinki

Metro stations

Main line	Kivenlahti (Stensvik) Espoonlahti (Esboviken) Soukka (Sökö) Kaitaa (Kaitans) Finnoo (Finno) Matinkylä (Mattby) Niittykumpu (Ängskulla) Urheilupuisto (Idrottsparken) Tapiola (Hagalund) Aalto University (Aalto-yliopisto/Aalto-universitet) Keilaniemi (Kägeludden) Koivusaari (Björkholmen) Lauttasaari (Drumsö) Ruoholahti (Gräsviken) Kamppi (Kampen) Central Railway Station (Rautatientori/Järnvägstorget) University of Helsinki (Helsingin yliopisto/Helsingfors universitet) Hakaniemi (Hagnäs) Sörnäinen (Sörnäs) Kalasatama (Fiskehamnen) Kulosaari (Brändö) Herttoniemi (Hertonäs) Siilitie (Igelkottsvägen) Itäkeskus (Östra centrum)
Northern branch	Myllypuro (Kvarnbäcken) Kontula (Gårdsbacka) Mellunmäki (Mellungsbacka)
Southern branch	Puotila (Botby gård) Rastila (Rastböle) Vuosaari (Nordsjö)

Commuter rail

Helsinki–Karis	Helsinki (Helsingfors) Pasila (Böle) Ilmala Huopalahti (Hoplax) Valimo (Gjuteriet) Pitäjänmäki (Sockenbacka)
Helsinki–Vantaankoski	Helsinki (Helsingfors) Pasila (Böle) Pohjois-Haaga (Norra Haga) Kannelmäki (Gamlas) Malminkartano (Malmgård) Helsinki Airport station (Lentoasema/Flygplatsen)
Helsinki–Riihimäki	Helsinki (Helsingfors) Pasila (Böle) Käpylä (Kottby) Oulunkylä (Åggelby) Pukinmäki (Bocksbacka) Malmi (Malm) Tapanila (Mosabacka) Puistola (Parkstad)