Kontula metro station

Kontula
Gårdsbacka
Helsinki Metro station
1. railway station to the east of view.
Location Kontulantie 20, Helsinki
Coordinates 60°14′10″N 25°5′1″E / 60.23611°N 25.08361°E / 60.23611; 25.08361Coordinates: 60°14′10″N 25°5′1″E / 60.23611°N 25.08361°E / 60.23611; 25.08361
Owned by HKL
Line(s) M2
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Connections HSL bus lines 57, 92N, 94, 94A, 94B, 94N, 95, 560, 811, and 812
Construction
Parking 53
Bicycle facilities 273
History
Opened 21 October 1986
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station
toward Ruoholahti
Northern Branch
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.[1] There are 273 bicycle and 53 car parking spaces at Kontula.[2] 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.

References

  1. "Kontula". Helsingin kaupunki. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  2. "Liityntäpysäköinti". HSL (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-11-19.

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