Refurbishment of the Sörnäinen Metro Station ticket hall will begin on 2 August. The station will remain open throughout the works. The works will be carried out in phases so that only one entrance and one lift leading out of the station will be closed at a time.
Entrance C on the Hämeentie side of the station, close to the stops for buses going to the city center (bay 14), will be closed from 11 August. The entrance will remain closed until spring 2022. Due to the closed entrance, interchanging between the metro and other modes of transport at Sörnäinen station may take more time than usual.
Sörnäinen Metro Station was opened in 1984. The refurbishment includes improving the appearance and usability of the station. The objective is also to improve safety in the area. The works are the responsibility of Helsinki City Transport (HKL), which owns the metro stations in Helsinki.
Facilities at street level and the ticket hall will be fully refurbished
In the ticket hall, business premises, corridor and stairway surfaces as well as fixtures and fittings will be refurbished. Lighting will also be improved. In addition, signs will be improved and floor markings to assist visually impaired people will be installed. Audio beacons will be introduced at entrances A and B on the Vaasanpuistikko side of the station.
Entrance A will be partly demolished and replaced with a glass structure. Rails and surfaces at entrances G and E will be replaced. At entrance B, both lifts will be replaced. In addition, the replacement of waterproofing above the station on the Vaasanpuistikko side of the station will be completed. Waterproofing works were partly carried out in conjunction with the Hämeentie improvement works.
The refurbishment of the station is expected to be completed in spring 2023. The works will not affect metro services or moving around at the platform level.
Entrances to the station depicted in a 3D picture
The first entrance to be closed is entrance C on Hämeentie on Wednesday 11 August.
