Kontula metro station

Kontula metro station (Finnish: Kontulan metroasema, Swedish: Gårdsbackas metrostation) is a ground-level station on the M2 line (Tapiola - Mellunmäki) of the Helsinki Metro.[2] There are 273 bicycle and 53 car parking spaces at Kontula.[3] The station serves the district of Kontula in East Helsinki.

Kontula
Gårdsbacka
Helsinki Metro station
1. railway station to the east of view.
LocationKontulantie 20, Helsinki
Coordinates60°14′10″N 25°5′1″E
Owned byHKL
Line(s) M2 
Platforms1
Tracks2
ConnectionsHSL bus lines  57   92N   94   94A   94B   94N   95   560   811   812 
Construction
Parking53
Bicycle facilities273
Other information
Fare zone B 
History
Opened21 October 1986
Passengers
21,400 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station
toward Ruoholahti
Northern Branch
Terminus

Kontula was opened on 21 October 1986 and was designed by architect bureau Toivo Karhunen Oy. It is located 1.4 kilometers north of Myllypuro metro station and 1.6 kilometers west of Mellunmäki metro station.

References

  1. "Metroasemien käyttäjämäärät". HKL. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Kontula". Helsingin kaupunki. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  3. "Liityntäpysäköinti". HSL (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-11-19.

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