Kontula metro station

Kontula
Gårdsbacka

M100 train at Kontula metro station in May 1987

Coordinates

Owned by

Platforms

Tracks

Connections

bus lines: 78, 92N, 94/A/B/N/V, 95, 560, 811, 812

History

Opened

1986

Services

Preceding station		HKL		Following station
Myllypuro toward Ruoholahti		Northern Branch		Mellunmäki Terminus

Kontula (Finnish) or Gårdsbacka (Swedish) is a ground-level station on the northern branch (Itäkeskus - Mellunmäki) of the Helsinki Metro. It serves the district of Kontula in East Helsinki.

The station was opened on 21 October 1986, designed by the architect bureau Toivo Karhunen Oy. It is located 1.4 kilometres from the Myllypuro metro station, and 1.6 kilometres from the Mellunmäki metro station.

References

Media related to Kontula metro station at Wikimedia Commons

Western extension	(Espoo: Kivenlahti (Stensvik) Espoonlahti (Esboviken) Soukka (Sökö) Kaitaa (Kaitans) Finnoo (Finno) Matinkylä (Mattby) Niittykumpu (Ängskulla) Urheilupuisto (Idrottsparken) Tapiola (Hagalund) Aalto-yliopisto (Aalto-universitet) Keilaniemi (Kägeludden)) Koivusaari (Björkholmen) Lauttasaari (Drumsö)

Metro line	Ruoholahti (Gräsviken) Kamppi (Kampen) Rautatientori (Järnvägstorget) Helsingin yliopisto (Helsingfors universitet) Hakaniemi (Hagnäs) Sörnäinen (Sörnäs) Kalasatama (Fiskehamnen) Kulosaari (Brändö) Herttoniemi (Hertonäs) Siilitie (Igelkottsvägen) Itäkeskus (Östra centrum) to N/S branches

Northern branch	Myllypuro (Kvarnbäcken) Kontula (Gårdsbacka) Mellunmäki (Mellungsbacka)

Southern branch	Puotila (Botby gård) Rastila (Rastböle) Vuosaari (Nordsjö)

Railway stations

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–Riihimäki	Helsinki (Helsingfors) Pasila (Böle) Käpylä (Kottby) Oulunkylä (Åggelby) Pukinmäki (Bocksbacka) Malmi (Malm) Tapanila (Mosabacka) Puistola (Parkstad)

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