Hötorget metro station

59°20′05″N 18°03′43″E / 59.33472°N 18.06194°E / 59.33472; 18.06194Owned byStorstockholms LokaltrafikPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeHÖTHistoryOpened26 October 1952; 71 years ago (26 October 1952)Passengers201937,300 boarding per weekday^[1] Services

Preceding station	Stockholm metro			Following station
Rådmansgatan towards Åkeshov		Line 17		T-Centralen towards Skarpnäck
Rådmansgatan towards Alvik		Line 18		T-Centralen towards Farsta strand
Rådmansgatan towards Hässelby strand		Line 19		T-Centralen towards Hagsätra

Location

Hötorget, formerly known as Kungsgatan, is an underground station on the Green line of the Stockholm metro. It is situated near to the Hötorget square in the borough of Norrmalm in central Stockholm, and lies below Sveavägen between its junctions with Oxtorgsgatan [sv] and Apelbergsgatan [sv]. The station has three entrances, one at each end and one in the middle from Kungsgatan. The central entrance includes an underground square with several shops and stores.^[2][3] The distance to Slussen is 1.5 km (0.93 mi).^{[citation needed]}

The station was inaugurated on 26 October 1952 as the east terminus of the stretch between Hötorget and Vällingby. The line was extended to Slussen on 24 November 1957, thereby connecting west and east sections of the green line.^[2] It was called Kungsgatan until 1957. The name was changed to Hötorget when the southern and western tracks were joined as one (by the opening of the stations T-centralen and Gamla Stan through the central city).

The station's original 1950s signage and decor have been deliberately retained. As part of Art in the Stockholm metro project, 103 white neon strips have been installed in the platform ceiling. These were executed by Gun Gordillo [sv] and date from 1998.^[4][5]

Gallery

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  A station entrance, 2018
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  Another station entrance, 2018
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  Shops in station entrance, 2018
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  Ticket barriers, 2016
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  Station tunnelling, 1954

References

External links

• Images of Hötorget