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Matinkylä Station
The Matinkylä station will be located on the
empty lot at the southern end of the Iso Omena
shopping centre. Matinkylä is the end of the
line, making it an important feeder traffic hub
which is estimated to accommodate over 30,000
passengers daily. Based on passenger estimates,
it will be the busiest station of the new line.

“M

atinkylä is a key station since most feeder traffic is concentrated there,”
Matti Kokkinen says, adding
that Matinkylä will provide
service for half of South Espoo.
The main entrance will lie
at the east end of the station, on
the square located on the corner
of Piispansilta and Suomenlahdentie. The ticket hall is to be
located one floor below ground
level, accessible also from the
shopping centre. The platform
will be approximately 25 metres
below ground level.
The block where the station will be located is owned
by the City, and is expected to

witness a boom in complementary construction. The plan for
the area allows the placement of
commercial services, offices or
even residential buildings. The
metro is expected to attract both
new businesses and residents.
“For example, a swimming
hall is in the works,” says Olavi
Louko.
The neighbouring Iso Omena is already one of the biggest shopping centres in the
land and it will be expanded in
the near future, boosting integration with the metro station.
Matinkylä, however, will not remain the end of the line forever:
eventually the metro will travel on, continuing westward. b

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