Sankt Eriksplan (often abbreviated as S:t Eriksplan) is a station on the
Green line of the
Stockholm metro. It is entirely underground, and is located in the district of
Vasastaden Vasastan, or Vasastaden, may refer to:
* Vasastan, Stockholm, a district in Stockholm, Sweden
* Vasastan, Gothenburg, a district in Gothenburg, Sweden
* Vasastaden, Linköping
Vasastaden is a city district in Linköping, consisting of mostly ap ...
, which is in the
borough of Norrmalm in central Stockholm. The station has a single
island platform
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
, some below street level, and is accessed via a pair of ticket halls. One ticket hall is under
Sankt Eriksplan
Sankt Eriksplan is a square in the district of Vasastaden in Stockholm, Sweden.
History
''Saint Erik's Plaza'' was called so after King Erik IX who is the patron saint of Stockholm and depicted in the city's coat of arms.
Sankt Eriksplan me ...
itself, and the other under the intersection of and . Both ticket halls are linked to the surface by entrance pavilions containing stairs and lifts.
The distance to
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 ...
is .
The station was inaugurated on 26 October 1952 as a part of the section of line between
Hötorget
Hötorget (''Haymarket'') is a city square in the center of Stockholm, Sweden that has been transitioning since the Early Medieval Period.
Description
To its east lies the Royal Concert Hall, to its south lies Filmstaden Sergel, one of the ...
and
Vällingby
Vällingby () is a suburban district in Västerort, the western part of Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. It is notable for being one of the first modern planned suburbs in Sweden. Vällingby was inaugurated in 1954 as part of Stockholm's post-war ...
.
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Gallery
File:St Eriksplan Metro station a.jpg, One of the entrances, 2009
File:St Eriksplan september 2016 bild 1.jpg, Another entrance, 2016
File:St Eriksplan september 2016 bild 2.jpg, Ticket barriers, 2016
File:St Eriksplan, Vasastan, Sweden maj 2012 - panoramio.jpg, On the platform, 2012
References
External links
Green line (Stockholm metro) stations
Railway stations in Sweden opened in 1952
1950s establishments in Stockholm
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