Åkeshov metro station

Åkeshov
Stockholm metro station
Coordinates 59°20′31″N 17°55′26″E / 59.34194°N 17.92389°E / 59.34194; 17.92389Coordinates: 59°20′31″N 17°55′26″E / 59.34194°N 17.92389°E / 59.34194; 17.92389
Platforms Island platform
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type At grade
History
Opened 1952
Services
Preceding station   Stockholm metro   Following station
TerminusT17 line
toward Skarpnäck
T19 line
toward Hagsätra
Location

Åkeshov is a station in the Stockholm metro. The station was opened in 1952, and this is the final stop on Line 17 of the Green Line.[1]

As part of Art in the Stockholm metro project, the station features a bronze sculpture in the ticket hall symbolizing non-violence, and was created by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd in 1998.[2]

References

  1. Alfredsson, Björn; Bernt, Roland; Harlén, Hans (2007). Stockholm Under. Brombergs Bokförlag. p. 58. ISBN 978-91-7337-051-6.
  2. "Art in the Stockholm metro" (PDF). Stockholm Transport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2008-09-10.


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