Kungsträdgården metro station

Kungsträdgården
Stockholm metro station
Location Norrmalm, Stockholm
Coordinates 59°19′50″N 18°04′24″E / 59.33056°N 18.07333°E / 59.33056; 18.07333Coordinates: 59°19′50″N 18°04′24″E / 59.33056°N 18.07333°E / 59.33056; 18.07333
Owned by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
History
Opened 30 October 1977
Services
Preceding station   Stockholm metro   Following station
TerminusT10 line
toward Hjulsta
T11 line
toward Akalla
Location

Kungsträdgården is a station of the Stockholm metro, located in the district of Norrmalm. It is the end station of line 10 and line 11 and was opened on 30 October 1977, as the 91st station. The platform is located approximately 34 meters underground. The station features relics rescued from the many buildings pulled down during the redevelopment of central Stockholm during the 1950s and 1960s throughout the station.[1]

Relics rescued from the redevelopment of central Stockholm during the 1950s and 1960s

The entrance to the station was originally intended to be in the park Kungsträdgården, but due to the Elm Conflict in 1971 these plans had to change.

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