Akalla metro station

Akalla is a station in the Stockholm metro in the Akalla district of Stockholm. The station was opened on 5 June 1977 as the northern terminus of the extension of the Blue line from Hallonbergen.[2] This is the final stop on Line 11 of the Blue Line.

Akalla
Stockholm metro station
Coordinates59°24′52″N 17°54′52″E
Owned byStorstockholms Lokaltrafik
PlatformsIsland platform
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened5 June 1977
Traffic
Passengers (2018)5,900 boarding per weekday[1] (metro)
Services
Preceding station   Stockholm metro   Following station
T11 lineTerminus
Location

As part of Art in the Stockholm metro project, the station features an ochre colored grotto. The work includes ceramic pictures illustrating the ideals, daily life, leisure and work of all people, created by Birgit Ståhl-Nyberg in 1977.[3]

References

  1. "Fakta om SL och länet 2018" (PDF) (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. p. 51. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Stockholm". urbanrail.
  3. "Art in the Stockholm metro" (PDF). Stockholm Transport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2008.


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