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Stockholm
Metro, Light Rail

Photos Courtesy of Andreas Behm

Metro (Tunnnelbana)

The Stockholm subway started out as a tram that went underground in 1933. It wasn't until 1953 that a full, newly developed metro opened, in large part an evolution of the old tram tunnels.

Stockholm's metro has 9 lines totaling 110 km, 63 km of which are in subway. There are 100 stations, not counting one which is abandoned. The lines are grouped into three systems of Red, Green and Blue. Realistically, each "system" consists of a trunk line with a large number of branches, so that some could consider the Stockholm subway system to have three lines. The T-Bana is run by the MTR.

Stockholm's subway stations are known for their artistic beauty rivaling those in cities like Moscow and Serfaus. Especially deserving of honorable metion is Stockholm's Odenplan station, whose stairs have been turned into a giant functioning piano.

Wikipedia Page
Official Home Page (Storstockholms Lokaltrafik)
Swetramway - the whole Swedish tramway site
FUNET's Trams In Sweden
Stockholm subway in the 1960s
Surf to the Stockholm Subway
Tunnelbana Stockholm rail fan page by Peter Moller


Light Rail and Tramway

Stockholm has 4 distinct tram lines, each varied:

The # 12 - Nockebybanan (5.6 km), was part of a larger system that opened in 1914. It has 10 stations and runs on it's own right of way using flexity swift rolling stock.

# 7 - Djurgården line (a 3.2 km museum line)

# 21 - 8.9 lm Lidingö linen (more of an interburban)

# 22 - Tvärbanan (Crossline), Alvik-Sickla-Udde. Modern Light Rail opened 1999-2002

Spånka (pronounced Sponka in English) is the Swedish slang for a tramway

Stockholm also hosts several other urbain railways, variations of subway, light rail and commuter rail:

The Roslagsbanan is a three line light railway in the north-eastern parts of Stockholm.

In addition, the Saltsjöbanan is an urban LRT, partially in tunnel, that has been operating since the late 1800's. Other pseudo-subway and LRTs include the Roslagsbanan, the Nockebybanan and the new LRT subway, the 10 km Årstabanan

Home page
Great Swedish tramway site
Swetramway - the definitive Swedish tramway site
Stockholm's Line 19
The Whole Swedish Tramway Site
Lindingoban

Funicular subway

Nybohovs Hissbana is a small, rubber tired underground funicular. It runs 230 meters through a rock tunnel and underneath an apartment building. The cars interiors resembles the stockholm subway of the 1960's. It can be reached from the Liljeholmen station.