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Skanstull metro station

Coordinates: 59°18′28″N 18°04′33″E / 59.30778°N 18.07583°E / 59.30778; 18.07583
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Skanstull
Stockholm metro station
The station platform, 2017
General information
Coordinates59°18′28″N 18°04′33″E / 59.30778°N 18.07583°E / 59.30778; 18.07583
Owned byStorstockholms Lokaltrafik
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth5 m (16 ft)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeSKT
History
Opened1 October 1933; 91 years ago (1 October 1933)
Rebuilt1 October 1950
Previous namesRingvägen (1933–1950)
Passengers
201929,950 boarding per weekday[1]
Services
Preceding station Stockholm metro Following station
Medborgarplatsen
towards Åkeshov
Line 17 Gullmarsplan
towards Skarpnäck
Medborgarplatsen
towards Alvik
Line 18 Gullmarsplan
Medborgarplatsen Line 19 Gullmarsplan
towards Hagsätra
Location

Skanstull, formerly known as Ringvägen, is a station on the Green line of the Stockholm metro. It is situated in the district of Södermalm in central Stockholm, at the intersection of Ringvägen [sv] and Götgatan. The station has a single island platform, which is about 5 metres (16 ft) below the street, and has two ticket halls, with access from the junctions of Götgatan with Ringvägen and Allhelgonagatan [sv].[2][3][4] The distance to Slussen is 1.2 km (0.75 mi).[citation needed]

Skanstull is, along with Medborgarplatsen, the oldest underground station on the metro, actually predating that system by some years. The station lies in the Södertunneln, a tunnel originally built in 1933 for use by routes 8 and 19 of the Stockholm tramway. On 1 October 1950, it became part of Stockholm's first metro line when the Södertunneln was adapted to become part of the line from Slussen south to Hökarängen, and the station was remodelled to full metro standard. Originally known as Ringvägen, the station took its current name when it reopened as part of the metro. The entrance at Allhelgonagatan was opened on 21 November 1957, the station was rebuilt in 2003–2004, and the platform was upgraded in 2009.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Fakta om SL och regionen 2019" (PDF) (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Skanstull". Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  3. ^ a b Schwandl, Robert. "Stockholm". urbanrail. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Skanstull". Google maps. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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