Myllypuro metro station (original) (raw)

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Metro station in Helsinki, Finland

MyllypuroKvarnbäcken
Helsinki Metro station
Platform in 2022
General information
Location Myllyaukio 2, HelsinkiMyllypurontie 5, HelsinkiFinland
Coordinates 60°13′30″N 25°4′32″E / 60.22500°N 25.07556°E / 60.22500; 25.07556
Owned by HKL
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Connections HSL bus lines 54 92 92N 94N 506 554 561 805 562 812
Construction
Structure type Open cut
Parking 40
Bicycle facilities 97
Accessible Yes
Other information
Fare zone B
History
Opened 21 October 1986
Passengers
14,000 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Helsinki Metro Following station Itäkeskustowards Tapiola M2 Kontulatowards Mellunmäki

Myllypuro metro station (Finnish: Myllypuron metroasema, Swedish: Kvarnbäckens metrostation - "Mill Creek") is a ground-level station on lines M2 (Tapiola - Mellunmäki) and M2M (Matinkylä - Mellunmäki) of the Helsinki Metro.[2] There are 97 bicycle and 40 car parking spaces at Myllypuro.[3] The station serves the quarter of Myllypuro in East Helsinki.

The station was opened on 21 October 1986 and was designed by the architect firm Toivo Karhunen Oy. It is located 1.9 kilometers north of Itäkeskus and 1.4 kilometers south of Kontula.

One of Metropolia's campuses is located in Myllypuro, which is why the idea of changing the station's name from Myllypuro to Metropolia has also been brought up.[4]

  1. ^ "Metroasemien käyttäjämäärät". HKL. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Myllypuro metro station". Helsingin kaupunki. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  3. ^ "Liityntäpysäköinti". HSL (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  4. ^ "Mielipide: Myllypuron metroaseman nimi pitäisi muuttaa". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

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