Underground Railway Cave - a photo on Flickriver

            The Helsinki-Vantaa Airport Railway Station opened in July 10th 2015. The escalators leading directly from the station to the gateway of the terminals were not available until March 17, 2016. These 72-meter long escalators are one of the longest escalators in Finland. The elevation of the airport railway station escalator is 31.5 meters. 

It is the world's northernmost underground railway station.

Helsinki Airport Railway Station was selected in the Finnish Architecture Biennial Review 2018. The jury report said:
“The architecture relies on the impacts of the electrifying sensation of arrival and the scale of the episode that spans from the underground platforms to the ground-level entrance points. Arrival at the station is only the beginning of the gradual, final sequence that takes the traveller from darkness to the light-filled terminal. And, for those arriving, stepping onto the descending escalators is only the first movement in the final trip to one’s destination in Helsinki.”

Technical stuff
There’s not much to say. It’s a single shot. The most important ingredient was traveling to Helsinki, so I could take this photo. And when I finally arrived, I shot it at 1000ISO, f6.4, 1/60, -2/3 and handheld. 
Post-production was done with LR and PS. It included balancing the lighting; especially the first light hanging from the ceiling. Finally, I added a copyright sign. The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the fact that my photos were frequently copied. So, don't bother commenting on that.

Taken in: Suomi / Uudenmaan maakunta / Helsingin (show map)

Taken on: June 10, 2019

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