Ängbyplan metro station explained

Ängbyplan
Symbol:metro
Symbol Location:stockholm
Type:Stockholm metro station
Style:Stockholm metro
Distance: from Slussen[1]
Structure:At grade
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Accessible:Yes
Code:ÄBP
Owned:Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
Passengers:1,650 boarding per weekday[2]
Pass Year:2019

Ängbyplan metro station, formerly known as Färjestadsvägen metro station, is a station on the Green line of the Stockholm metro. It is located in the district of Södra Ängby, which is part of the borough of Bromma in the west of the city of Stockholm. The station is above ground and has a single island platform, with access from the underpass taking Färjestadsvägen under the line.[3] [4] The distance to Slussen is .[1]

The station lies on the route of a line known as the that formerly linked Alvik and Islandstorget. The Ängbybanan was designed and built for use by the future metro, but was operated from 1944 as part of line 11 of the Stockholm tramway. Ängbyplan station was inaugurated as part of the metro on 26 October 1952 with the conversion of the Ängbybanan and its extension to form the metro line between Hötorget and Vällingby.[3] [5] It was called Färjestadsvägen until 1962.[1]

The metro station was decorated with tile in 1994 by .[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Alfredsson . Björn . Stockholm under: 50 år – 100 stationer . Berndt . Roland . Harlén . Hans . Bromberg . 2000 . 91-7608-832-4 . Stockholm . 59 . Swedish . .
  2. Web site: Fakta om SL och regionen 2019 . . 51 . Swedish . 28 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201227192823/https://www.sll.se/globalassets/2.-kollektivtrafik/fakta-om-sl-och-lanet/sl_och_regionen_2019.pdf . 27 December 2020 . live.
  3. Web site: Schwandl . Robert . Stockholm . urbanrail . 8 May 2019 . 23 April 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190423124412/http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/se/stockholm/stockhlm.htm.
  4. Web site: Ängbyplan . Google maps . 9 March 2022.
  5. Book: Jacobson, Per . En spårväg till Bromma . A tramway to Bromma . sv . 1998 . Baneforlaget . Oslo . 82-91448-25-6.
  6. Web site: Art in the Stockholm metro . Stockholm Transport . 2008-09-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090205122828/http://sl.se/Upload/eng_text/uploads/Art_in_Stockholm_metro.pdf . 2009-02-05.