Myllypuro metro station

Myllypuro metro station (Finnish: Myllypuron metroasema, Swedish: Kvarnbäckens metrostation - "Mill Creek") is a ground-level station on the M2 line (Tapiola - 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.

Station entrance.

Myllypuro Kvarnbäcken
Helsinki Metro station
Platform in 2017.
Location	Myllyaukio 2, Helsinki Myllypurontie 5, Helsinki
Coordinates	60°13′30″N 25°4′32″E
Owned by	HKL
Line(s)	M2
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Connections	HSL bus lines 54, 92, 92N, 94N, 506, 553, 553K, 554, 561, 805, and 812
Construction
Parking	40
Bicycle facilities	97
Other information
Fare zone	B
History
Opened	21 October 1986
Traffic
Passengers	14,000 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station Itäkeskus toward Ruoholahti Northern Branch Kontula toward Mellunmäki

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]

References

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.

External links

Media related to Myllypuro metro station at Wikimedia Commons