Urheilupuisto metro station


Urheilupuisto or Idrottsparken is an underground metro station in Espoo on the Länsimetro extension of Helsinki metro. The station is located in western Tapiola, at the northern edge of Jousenpuisto Park and south of the Tapiolan Urheilupuisto. 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. 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 through escalators up to the platform level. 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. 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 but, in response to passenger feedback, an entrance was constructed in the eastern side and opened on 29 February 2020.

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