Official Logo | Stockholm [metro] Country: Sweden
Line: Blue Line, Red Line, Green Line
Inhabitants: City 920000, District 2210000
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DESCRIPTION Plans for Stockholm metro system were eleborated during years '40s; the current metro network consists in 3 lines (Green Line, Red Line, Blue Line).
The first metro line (Green Line/Grona Linjen) opened in 1950 (Slussen-Hokarangen), partly along a former underground railway track; it was extended in 1951-1952, 1954, 1956-1960, 1971 and 1994. Green Line currently runs from Hasselby Strand (west) to Gullmarksplan (east), where it branches in southern direction to Hagsatra, Farsta Strand and Skarpnack. It interchanges with Blue Line (Bla Linjen) at Fridhemsplan, with Red Line (Roda Linjen) and Blue Line at T-Centralen and it shares part of its track with Red Line (T-Centralen-Slussen).
The second metro line (Red Line/Roda Linjen) opened in 1964 (T Centralen-Fruangen;Liljeholmen-Ornsberg) and it was extended in 1965, 1967, 1972-1973, 1975 and 1978. It currently runs from Liljeholmen (where it branches south-west to Norsborg and south to Fruangen) to Ostermalmstorg (where it branches in northern direction to Morby Centrum and Ropsten).
The third line (Blue Line/Bla Linjen) opened in 1975 (T Centralen-Hjulsta via Hallonbergen/Rinkeby) and it was extended in 1977 and 1985 and 1978. It currently runs from Kungstradgarden (east) to Vastra Skogen (where it branches in north-western direction to Hjulsta and Akalla).
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HISTORYdate | section name | line | | 01-10-1950 | Slussen-Hokarängen | Green Line | 09-09-1951 | Gullmarsplan-Stureby | Green Line | 26-10-1952 | Hotorget-Vallingby | Green Line | 06-04-1954 | Vallingby definitive station | Green Line | 22-11-1954 | Stureby-Hogdalen | Green Line | 01-11-1956 | Vallingby-Hasselby Gard | Green Line | 24-11-1957 | Hotorget-Slussen | Green Line | 16-04-1958 | Skarmarbrink-Hammarbyhojden | Green Line | 18-11-1958 | Hasselby gard-Hasselby strand; Hokarangen-Farsta;Hammarbyhojden-Bagarmossen | Green Line | 13-11-1959 | Hogdalen-Ragsved | Green Line | 04-11-1960 | Farsta definitive station | Green Line | 01-12-1960 | Ragsved-Hagsatra | Green Line | 29-08-1971 | Farsta-Farsta Strand | Green Line | 15-08-1994 | Bagarmossen-Skarpnack | Green Line | 05-04-1964 | T Centralen-Fruangen;Liljeholmen-Ornsberg | Red Line | 16-05-1965 | Ornsberg-Satra;T Centralen-Ostermalmstorg | Red Line | 01-03-1967 | Satra-Skarholmen | Red Line | 02-09-1967 | Ostermalmstorg-Ropsten | Red Line | 02-12-1967 | SkArholmen-Varberg | Red Line | 01-10-1972 | Varberg-Fittja | Red Line | 30-09-1973 | Ostermalmstorg-Tekniska Hogskolan | Red Line | 12-01-1975 | Tekniska Hogskolan-Universitetet;Fittja-Norsborg | Red Line | 29-01-1978 | Universitetet-Morby Centrum | Red Line | 31-08-1975 | T Centralen-Hjulsta via Hallonbergen/Rinkeby | Blue Line | 05-01-1977 | Hallonbergen-Akalla | Blue Line | 30-10-1977 | T Centralen-Kungstradgarden | Blue Line | 18-08-1985 | Vastra Skogen-Rinkeby | Blue Line |
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| TECHNICAL DATA Single line length (Km) Blue Line:25.5 Red Line:41.2 Green Line:41.3
Single line stops Blue Line:20 Red Line:36 Green Line:49
Single line avg. distance (km) Blue Line:1.3 Red Line:1.1 Green Line:0.85
Total track length (km) 105.7
Total network stops 100
Avg. stop net distance (km) 1.05
Type steel wheels
Current/Voltage Red Line,Green Line:650 V DC by third rail Blue Line:750 V DC by third rail
Guide/gauge standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Vehicles builder Blue Line,Red Line,Green Line:BOMBARDIER
Model Length (km)Operator MTR CORPORATION
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