Metro line in Stockholm, Sweden
The
Red line
(
Swedish
:
Roda linjen
; officially
Metro 2
, but called
Tub 2
("Tube 2") internally
[2]
), is one of the three
Stockholm Metro
lines. It has a total of 36 stations, of which four are
cut and cover
, 16 are tunneled, and 15 are on the surface. The line is a total of 41.238 kilometres (25.624 mi) long. It consists of four branches with terminals in
Fruangen
and
Norsborg
in the southwest and
Morby
center and
Ropsten
in the northeast.
The "Red line" designation began in the late-1970s, and officially only since the 1990s, and comes from the fact that the route has been marked in red on
Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
's maps at least since the 1970s. Previously, the Red line had been coloured orange on the system map, but as new maps were printed with changes, the colour became increasingly redder in the 1980s.
History
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The line was opened on 5 April 1964, between
T-Centralen
and
Fruangen
and
Ornsberg
. Several more sections were opened between 1965 and 1967, while the last extension to
Morby centrum
was completed in 1978. Within Stockholm's inner city, the red line was built independently of the street network, and at a greater depth than the
Green line
, which was constructed mainly under roadways.
The
Malarhojden
-
Liljeholmen
section had its origins as the
Sodra Forstadsbanan
tramway, dating from the 1910s. The somewhat newer
Liljeholmen
-
Midsommarkransen
section was built primarily on its own
right of way
, as the area was not densely populated. However, there were level crossings and subsequent sections were built in tunnel before the start of the metro. Today not much is left of the original tram route.
The
Telefonplan
?
Fruangen
section (lines 14 and 17) was built in 1946?1956 as a
pre-metro
, with high-level centre subway platforms and shorter, low-level tram platforms at the sides. This section is the same today. For the extension beyond
T-Centralen
, tunnels had already been built when the Green line was built there, mostly by the
cut-and-cover
method. T-Central station was opened in 1957 for the Green line, while the Red line platforms opened in 1964. The route between Fruangen and Morby centrum and back was originally numbered line 24, but was renumbered 14 around 2001.
The
Liljeholmen
-
Fruangen
section underwent major renovation during the summer of 2006. The service was temporarily replaced by a bus route.
Other development plans
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The 1965
Greater Stockholm
Metro plan proposed to run the Red line further north, from
Ostermalmstorg
to
Hagernas
. Stations were to be at
Djursholms Osby
,
Enebyberg
,
Roslags Nasby
,
Taby centrum
, and
Viggbyholm
, terminating at Hagernas. An additional station at
Albano
(between Ostermalmstorg and Djursholms Osby) was discussed. Another alternative was a completely new metro line, instead of using the previously built existing railway tracks.
[3]
A 1975 proposal would have extended the metro north replacing the
Roslagsbanan
, but discussions followed and in 1976
Stockholm County Council
decided that the Roslagsbanan would remain; however, in 1978 the decision was rescinded. The following year the County Council decided that a surface rapid transit line should be extended to
Taby centrum
. Both
Taby Municipality
and
Vallentuna Municipality
held referendums on 23 March 1980 to decide if a metro should be built, resulting in a "no" vote. The County Administrative Board rejected the results?as public transport was a county issue not a municipal decision?but the municipalities refused to create detailed plans for an extension. In October 1980 the county council decided to continue with plans for the metro, but ultimately chose instead to in investments to the Roslagsbanan.
[4]
For the other northern branch, which today ends in
Ropsten
, the proposal was to carry the metro on a separate rail-only bridge over
Lilla Vartan
and then in tunnel to a new station in
Lidingo Centrum
. Here the possibility for a further extension beyond Lidingo were also raised, with
Baggeby
,
Bodal
and
Bogesundslandet
as possible terminals.
[3]
(At that time Bogesundslandet was intended to be developed with housing.) In 1966 the Lidingo City Council decided in principle to extend the metro to Lidingo, but the plans were shelved. The City Planning Office produced sketches of the metro bridge in connection with the design of the new
Lidingo bridge
in 1971. Plans for a metro bridge again became relevant after damage was discovered in 2004 to the
Old Lidingobron
, which will require its replacement. Nonertheless, the choice was made to invest in a new tram bridge, which will be cheaper and in general will provide similar travel times to Stockholm. It will also allow the Lidingo line to be extended to
Sparvag City
.
[5]
In the south there were plans to extend the
Fruangen
branch to
Huddinge
centrum,
Huddinge Hospital
and
Flemingsberg
. Land for the right-of-way was protected, but no work has ever been done.
[4]
Opening dates
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Route and stations
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The Red line is served by two routes?lines 13 and 14?and carried 507,850 passengers per working day (2019),
[1]
or approximately 128 million per year (2005).
Line 13 runs between
Norsborg
and
Ropsten
, while line 14 operates
Fruangen
-
Morby centrum
. Regular daytime service is a 5-minute headway on line 14 between Morby center and
Liljeholmen
, and 10 minutes at other times. During rush hours there is a 5-minute service between
Alby
and Satra-Ropsten and also along line 14, providing a train every 2.5 minutes on the joint stretch between
Ostermalmstorg
and
Liljeholmen
(i.e. 24 trains per hour).
The longest tunnels are between
Gamla stan
and
Bergshamra
(8.5 km (5.3 mi)), and Gamla stan to
Gardet
(4.5 km (2.8 mi), 2.4 km (1.5 mi) in common with the
Green line
).
The ten busiest red line stations (by number of boardings on a winter weekday in 2019) are:
[1]
Rank
|
Station
|
Passengers
|
0
1
|
T-Centralen
|
88,750
|
0
2
|
Slussen
|
39,550
|
0
3
|
Ostermalmstorg
|
38,550
|
0
4
|
Liljeholmen
|
36,350
|
0
5
|
Tekniska hogskolan
|
25,750
|
0
6
|
Ropsten
|
20,200
|
0
7
|
Hornstull
|
18,500
|
0
8
|
Karlaplan
|
17,650
|
0
9
|
Mariatorget
|
17,100
|
10
|
Gamla stan
|
15,650
|
References
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a
b
c
"Fakta om SL och regionen 2019"
[Facts about SL and the Region 2019]
(PDF)
(in Swedish).
Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
. pp. 51, 66?67.
Archived
(PDF)
from the original on 27 December 2020
. Retrieved
3 April
2021
.
- ^
Trafiksakerhetsinstruktion for tunnelbanan, andringstryck 6 (SL-2008-16140)
[
Traffic Safety Instruction for the Metro, revision 6
] (in Swedish) (5.0 ed.). Stockholm, Sweden:
Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
. 2008.
- ^
a
b
Generalplaneberedningens tunnelbanekommitte [Master Planning Committee Subway [Sub]Committee] (1965).
"Tunnelbaneplan for Stor-Stockholm"
[Metro Plan for Greater Stockholm]
(PDF)
(in Swedish).
- ^
a
b
Dufwa, Arne (1985).
Trafik, broar, tunnelbanor, gator
[
Traffic, Bridges, Subways, Streets
]. Stockholms tekniska historia 1 [Stockholm's Technical History [volume] 1] (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden: Liber Forlag.
ISBN
91-38-08725-1
.
- ^
"Varfor en ny bro?"
[Why a New Bridge?] (in Swedish). Archived from
the original
on 2017-02-20
. Retrieved
2017-02-19
.