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The Stockholm Metro (Swedish: Stockholms tunnelbana) is a rapid transit system in Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden. Its first line opened in 1950 as the first metro line in the Nordic countries. Today, the system consists of three lines and 100 stations, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground.
This is a list of stations on the Stockholm Metro rapid transit system of Stockholm, Sweden. Stations in bold are transfer stations; while lines may share many stations, only stations where lines cross, or stations where lines diverge (such as when Lines 17 and 18 go separate ways) are considered transfer stations.
The primary reason for constructing the line was the need for public transport to serve the newly-built large residential areas in the northwestern part of Stockholm, built during the period 1965–1975. Several of these areas, however, were without rapid transit during the first years because the opening of the metro was delayed until 1975.
Metro trains at Slussen. Transport in Stockholm consists of an extensive and well-developed transport network, integrating both public and private services across the city and surrounding county. Stockholm regularly ranks as having one of the best public transport systems in the world. [1] [2] [3]
The line will feature interchanges with all three of the Metro's existing lines, as well as to the Stockholm commuter rail and Tvärbanan light rail, however will be the Metro's first line without a station at T-Centralen. [2] Preparatory works for the line started in 2024, [3] with construction works scheduled to begin in 2025.
The Green Line (Swedish: Gröna linjen) is the oldest of the three Stockholm Metro lines. The 41.256-kilometre (25.635 mi) long line comprises a single double-tracked line north of the city centre, splitting into three branches south of the city centre.
The Red line (Swedish: Röda linjen; officially Metro 2, but called Tub 2 ("Tube 2") internally [2]), is one of the three Stockholm Metro lines. It has a total of 36 stations, of which four are cut and cover, 16 are tunneled, and 15 are on the surface. The line is a total of 41.238 kilometres (25.624 mi) long.
SL oversees the public transport network in Stockholm County, but also some services extending to the neighbouring Uppsala and Södermanland counties. [5] [6] Since 1993 SL has used contract operators for the operation of services. [7] Stockholm Metro: The Tunnelbana metro consists of three main lines: the Red Line, Green Line, and Blue Line.