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Kontula metro station

Coordinates: 60°14′10″N 25°5′1″E / 60.23611°N 25.08361°E / 60.23611; 25.08361
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Kontula

Gårdsbacka
Helsinki Metro station
General information
LocationKontulantie 20, Helsinki
Coordinates60°14′10″N 25°5′1″E / 60.23611°N 25.08361°E / 60.23611; 25.08361
Owned byHKL
Platforms1
Tracks2
ConnectionsHSL bus lines  57   92N   94   94A   94B   94N   95   560   811   812 
Construction
Structure typeBelow grade
Parking53
Bicycle facilities273
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
Opened21 October 1986
Passengers
21,400 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

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  • Eastern (A) entrance
    Eastern (A) entrance
  • Escalators
    Escalators
  • The middle entrance built in 2002
    The middle entrance built in 2002
  • The station before renovations
    The station before renovations

References

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  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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