Kontula Gårdsbacka
Helsinki Metro station
General information
Location	Kontulantie 20, Helsinki
Coordinates	60°14′10″N 25°5′1″E / 60.23611°N 25.08361°E / 60.23611; 25.08361
Owned by	HKL
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Connections	HSL bus lines  57   92N   94   94A   94B   94N   95   560   811   812
Construction
Structure type	Below grade
Parking	53
Bicycle facilities	273
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	B
History
Opened	21 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.

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  Escalators
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  The middle entrance built in 2002
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  The station before renovations

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