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
General information
Location	Kontulantie 20, Helsinki
Coordinates	60°14′10″N 25°5′1″E
Owned by	HKL
Line(s)	M2
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Connections	HSL bus lines  57   92N   94   94A   94B   94N   95   560   811   812
Construction
Parking	53
Bicycle facilities	273
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	B
History
Opened	21 October 1986
Passengers
21,400 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station HKL Following station Myllypuro towards Matinkylä Helsinki Metro Northern Branch Mellunmäki 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.

Pictures

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  Escalators
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  The middle entrance built in 2002
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  The station before renovations

References

External links

Media related to Kontula metro station at Wikimedia Commons

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[ru] Контула (станция метро)