Urheilupuisto metro station

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.

Urheilupuisto
Idrottsparken
Helsinki metro station
The Urheilupuisto metro station in November 2017.
LocationJousenpuistonkatu 2
Tapiola, Espoo
Coordinates60°10′N 24°47′E
Owned byHelsinki City Transport
Line(s) M1 
Tracks2
ConnectionsHSL buses 114, 115/A, 118N, 119
Construction
Structure typedeep single-vault
Other information
Fare zone B 
History
Opened18 November 2017
Passengers
7,000 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station
toward Matinkylä
toward Ruoholahti

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]

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.

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

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