Fittja metro station

Stockholm Metro station
59°14′51″N 17°51′39″E / 59.24750°N 17.86083°E / 59.24750; 17.86083Elevation18.1 m (59 ft) above sea levelOwned byStorstockholms LokaltrafikPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeFIJHistoryOpened1 October 1972; 51 years ago (1 October 1972)Passengers20196,550 boarding per weekday[1] Services
Preceding station Stockholm metro Following station
Alby
towards Norsborg
Line 13 Masmo
towards Ropsten
Location

Fittja metro station is a station on the red line of the Stockholm metro, located in Fittja, Botkyrka Municipality, Sweden. The outdoor station was opened on 1 October 1972 as the south-western terminus of the extension from Vårberg. On 12 January 1975 the line was extended further to Norsborg.[2]

The station has a copy of the Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd bronze sculpture Non-Violence, the original of which was made in memory of John Lennon. Under the canopy roof of the entrance to Fittja center hangs two light sculptures of opal-colored plastic created by Eva Rosengren.[3]

  • Fittja metro station in September 2006
    Fittja metro station in September 2006
  • Elevated approach to the station
    Elevated approach to the station

References

  1. ^ "Fakta om SL och regionen 2019" (PDF) (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Stockholm". urbanrail.
  3. ^ "Konsten på Fittja tunnelbanestation" [The art of Fittja subway station] (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

External links

Media related to Fittja Metro station at Wikimedia Commons

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