Gullmarsplan Metro Station
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Gullmarsplan metro station is a station on the Green line of the Stockholm metro and the
Tvärbanan Tvärbanan () is a light-rail, light rail line in Stockholm, Sweden, which runs largely in a semicircle south, west and north around central Stockholm - crosswise to the otherwise radial Stockholm Metro, metro and Stockholm commuter rail, commut ...
light rail line, located by
Gullmarsplan Gullmarsplan () is a place in Johanneshov, Stockholm. The Town square, square there was built at the same time the new city area was developed in the 1940s. The business area around the square was inaugurated in 1946. It was named after Gullmarn, ...
in
Johanneshov Johanneshov () is a district in Stockholm located at the intersection of national road 73 and national road 75 in the borough of Enskede-Årsta-Vantör, southern Stockholm, Sweden. The icehockey arena Hovet is located in Johanneshov, its c ...
,
Söderort Söderort (literally "the southern place", sometimes translated to ''South Stockholm'') is the southern suburban part of the Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. It is also part of the city of Stockholm. Geography Söderort is located in the north ...
. The station was opened for trams in 1946 after the construction of
Skanstullsbron Skanstullsbron (Swedish language, Swedish: "The Fortlet Tollgate Bridge") is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Overpassing the older bridge Skansbron, it connects the major island Södermalm to the southern district Johanneshov. The first p ...
, and converted to Metro usage on 1 October 1950 (on the first line from
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 ...
south to
Hökarängen Hökarängen is a district in the Farsta borough of southern Stockholm. It neighbours Fagersjö to the west, Farsta to the south, Sköndal to the east and Gubbängen to the north. As of 2017, the total population of Hökarängen is 9,564 The ...
). On 9 September 1951, an extension south to
Stureby Stureby () is a residential area in southern Stockholm, approx. 3 kilometers from Skanstull. The district at 205 hectares is bordered with Örby, Örby slott, Östberga, Årstafältet, Gamla Enskede, Svedmyra, Gubbängen and Bandhagen. There ...
was opened. The distance from Slussen is . Gullmarsplan is the busiest metro station in
Söderort Söderort (literally "the southern place", sometimes translated to ''South Stockholm'') is the southern suburban part of the Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. It is also part of the city of Stockholm. Geography Söderort is located in the north ...
with 38,750 boarding passengers per day in 2019. A new platform for the Blue line will be added to Gullmarsplan station, as part of the project to transfer the
Hagsätra Hagsätra is a district (''stadsdel'') in Söderort, the southern part of Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. It is part of the Enskede-Årsta-Vantör borough (''stadsdelsområde'') . It borders with the districts of Älvsjö, Örby and Rågsved in ...
branch of the Green line to the Blue line. It will be situated underground below the existing Green line platforms, and will therefore only be linked to the existing station by lifts (no escalators). The new platform will also have an exit (with escalators and lifts) to Mårtensdal in
Hammarby sjöstad Hammarby Sjöstad is a part of the inner city of Stockholm, currently undergoing major Urban renewal, urban redevelopment as a new residential area. It is located on both sides of lake Hammarby Sjö, bordering Nacka Municipality to the east. T ...
. Opening is planned for 2030.


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