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Kontula metro station

Helsinki Metro station

57 92N 94 94A 94B 94N 95 560 811 812 ConstructionStructure typeBelow gradeParking53Bicycle facilities273AccessibleYesOther informationFare zoneBHistoryOpened21 October 1986Passengers21,400 daily^[1] Services

Preceding station	Helsinki Metro			Following station
Myllypuro towards Tapiola		M2		Mellunmäki Terminus

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 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.

Pictures

Escalators
The middle entrance built in 2002
The station before renovations

References

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

External links

Media related to Kontula metro station at Wikimedia Commons

Public transport in Helsinki

Metro stations

Main line	Kivenlahti (Stensvik) Espoonlahti (Esboviken) Soukka (Sökö) Kaitaa (Kaitans) Finnoo (Finno) Matinkylä (Mattby) Niittykumpu (Ängskulla) Urheilupuisto (Idrottsparken) Tapiola (Hagalund) Aalto University (Aalto-yliopisto/Aalto-universitet) Keilaniemi (Kägeludden) Koivusaari (Björkholmen) Lauttasaari (Drumsö) Ruoholahti (Gräsviken) Kamppi (Kampen) Central Railway Station (Rautatientori/Järnvägstorget) University of Helsinki (Helsingin yliopisto/Helsingfors universitet) Hakaniemi (Hagnäs) Sörnäinen (Sörnäs) Kalasatama (Fiskehamnen) Kulosaari (Brändö) Herttoniemi (Hertonäs) Siilitie (Igelkottsvägen) Itäkeskus (Östra centrum)
Northern branch	Myllypuro (Kvarnbäcken) Kontula (Gårdsbacka) Mellunmäki (Mellungsbacka)
Southern branch	Puotila (Botby gård) Rastila (Rastböle) Vuosaari (Nordsjö)

Commuter rail

Helsinki–Karis	Helsinki (Helsingfors) Pasila (Böle) Ilmala Huopalahti (Hoplax) Valimo (Gjuteriet) Pitäjänmäki (Sockenbacka)
Helsinki–Vantaankoski	Helsinki (Helsingfors) Pasila (Böle) Pohjois-Haaga (Norra Haga) Kannelmäki (Gamlas) Malminkartano (Malmgård) Helsinki Airport station (Lentoasema/Flygplatsen)
Helsinki–Riihimäki	Helsinki (Helsingfors) Pasila (Böle) Käpylä (Kottby) Oulunkylä (Åggelby) Pukinmäki (Bocksbacka) Malmi (Malm) Tapanila (Mosabacka) Puistola (Parkstad)