Mellunmäki metro station

Mellunmäki metro station (Finnish: Mellunmäen metroasema, Swedish: Mellungsbackas metrostation) is the ground-level terminus station on the M2 line of the Helsinki Metro.[2] It serves the district of Mellunmäki in East Helsinki.

Mellunmäki
Mellungsbacka
Helsinki Metro station
LocationPallaksentie 3, Helsinki
Coordinates60°14′21″N 25°6′39″E
Owned byHKL
Line(s) M2 
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsHSL Helsinki bus lines  95   95N   97   97N   95V   560   805   812 
HSL Vantaa bus lines  562   562N   572   572K   587 
Other information
Fare zone B 
History
Opened1 September 1989
Passengers
14,000 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station
toward Ruoholahti
Northern Branch
Terminus

The station was opened on 1 September 1989 and was designed by architect bureau Toivo Karhunen Oy. It is located 1.6 kilometres east of Kontula.

The Mellunmäki metro station is the northernmost metro station in the world.[3]

References

  1. "Metroasemien käyttäjämäärät". HKL. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Mellunmäki". Helsingin kaupunki. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  3. "Mellunkylän alueellinen kehittämissuunnitelma" (PDF) (in Finnish). City of Helsinki. 15 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

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