The Djurgården ferry () is an inner city ferry route in

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. It runs from a terminal near

Slussen Slussen (') is an area in Stockholm, Sweden, located at the northern edge of Södermalm, adjacent to Gamla stan. It is known for its locks system between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea, as well as its historic role as a major transport int ...

, in the old town of

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, to ''Allmänna gränd'' on the island of

Djurgården Djurgården ( or ) or, more officially, , is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open-air museum Skansen, the small resident ...

, with an optional stop at the island of

Skeppsholmen Skeppsholmen is one of the islands of Stockholm. It is connected with Blasieholmen and Kastellholmen by bridges. It is accessible by foot from Kungsträdgården, past the Grand Hôtel and Nationalmuseum, by bus number 65, or by boat from Slusse ...

. The service is integrated into Stockholm's public transport system, as route 82, and accepts all the relevant tickets of

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(SL). It is operated on behalf of SL by

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and its sub-contractors, Djurgårdens Färjetrafik. All of the ferry's stops are close to visitor attractions, with the Slussen terminal close to the old city centre and the

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, the Skeppsholmen stop near to the

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, and the Djurgården terminal close to the Gröna Lund amusement park, the

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and the Skansen open-air museum.

Operation

Depending on the time of day and day of the week, the ferries operate three, four or six times per hour. Two ferries are normally required to operate services, with an extra ferry required for the six services per hour frequency. The service carries some 2.2 million passengers a year. Not all trips stop at Skeppsholmen, and a journey to or from there may require a passenger to travel via Slussen or Djurgården. Skeppsholmen is a request stop and passengers wishing to disembark there must inform a crew member on boarding. Passengers wishing to join the ferry are required to summon the ferry by pressing a button at the stop.

History

Ferry traffic in Stockholm's harbour dates to the 18th century, when rowing boats were stationed at different locations. During the 19th century steam ferries took over traffic to be followed by modern motor-powered ferries. However road and rail routes increasingly took over, and the Djurgården ferry is one of the few of the harbour ferries to have survived.

took over the Djurgården ferry in 1970. In 2014 the responsibility for the ferry service was transferred to

(SL), and it was fully integrated into that body's ticketing system. Waxholmsbolaget continue to own the ferries, and subcontracts their operation to Djurgårdens Färjetrafik, who are a joint venture of

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and .

Current fleet

References

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