Kontula metro station

Kontula Gårdsbacka Helsinki Metro station
M100 train at Kontula metro station in May 1987
Station statistics
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
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1986
Owned by	Helsinki City Transport
HSL Travel Card	In use
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.

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