T-Centralen

T-Centralen Centralen
Stockholm Metro Station
T-Centralen, blue line.
Basic data
District	Norrmalm
Opened	1957
Tracks (platform)	6 ( central platform )
Coordinates	59 ° 19 '54 "  N , 18 ° 3' 39"  E Coordinates: 59 ° 19 '54 "  N , 18 ° 3' 39"  E
use
Stretch)	Gröna linjen , Röda linjen , Blå linjen
Line (s)	T10 T11 T13 T14 T17 T18 T19
Switching options	Bus Tram S7 Pendeltåg Regional trains
Passengers	approx. 265,100 per day

T-Centralen is the heart of the Stockholm metro network . The T at the beginning of the station name stands for tunnelbana ( Swedish for subway ). All lines of the Stockholm subway system meet at the T-Centralen station. This fact as well as the location in the city center and the proximity to the main train station (“ Centralstation ”) make the station the most frequented in the Swedish capital . It is located in the Norrmalm district , between Sergels torg and Vasagatan .

On a normal winter working day, 265,100 commuters get on here. An underground passage leads from here to Stockholm Central Station with regional and long-distance traffic connections, as well as to the central bus station "Cityterminalen". The passage makes it easier for long-distance travelers to get to the subway.

Until January 27, 1958, the name of the station was "Centralen". However, since it was often confused with the main train station, the name was changed.

First stop: Green Line (Lines 17-19) and Red Line (Lines 13 and 14)

The station opened on November 24, 1957 as the 38th station in the Stockholm metro network. The Green Line (L 17-19) from Gamla stan (old town) and Hötorget , as well as the Red Line (L 13-14) between Gamla Stan and Östermalmstorg pass this part of the T-Centralen station . The station is located just below the Klara kyrka (Klarakirche) and the Åhléns department store .

The station has two platforms on different levels. The upper level is 8.5 meters underground and is used by the northbound trains of the Green Line (towards Hässelby strand, Alvik and Åkeshov) and the southbound trains of the Red Line (towards Fruängen and Norsborg). The lower platform is 14 meters deep and is served by the southbound trains of the Green Line (towards Fårsta Strand, Hagsätra and Skarpnäck) and the northbound trains of the Red Line (towards Mörby Centrum and Ropsten).

Entrances

This part of the station has two entrances. The southern one is to the southwest and two doors towards Vasagatan 20, Klara Västra Kyrkogatan 20 and the underground passage to Stockholm Central Station, which opened on December 1, 1958. The second entrance is to the northeast and has doors to Drottninggatan , Sergels torg 16 and Klarabergsgatan 48.

Second stop: Blue Line (Lines 10 and 11)

Blue line platform towards Kungsträdgården

The second part of T-Centralen opened on August 31, 1975 as the 79th station in the Stockholm subway network. The blue line runs from here both in the direction of Kungsträdgården (east) and in the direction of Akalla and Hjulsta (north-west). The station is right under the Åhléns department store and the main post office "Centralposten". It is about 30 meters deep and has a platform.

Entrances

The station has two entrances. The first has two doors to Vasagatan 9 (about 150 meters north of the main train station at Vasagatan) and opposite to Vasagatan 36. The northern exit connects to the other part of the station and leads to Sergels torg. To get to the Blue Line from here, you have to use the elevators.

Artistic arrangement

Several artists were involved in the design of the T-Centralen subway station.

Exit Vasagatan

The walls are decorated with a decoration that the artist Jörgen Fågelqvist called "Tur och retur" ("There and back"). The decor dates from 1957 and was supplemented in 1962 and 1995.

First stop

Upper level

• Stoneware seating elements by Erik Möller-Nielsen (1957)
• "Karlavagnen" tile decor by Anders Österlin and Signe Persson-Melin (1957)
• Relief "Linje" on a black pillar by Berndt Helleberg (1957)
• "Kvinnopelare" ("Women's Pillar"), drawings on a black pillar by Siri Derkert (1957)
• Stone and glass mosaic "Det Klara som trots allt inte försvinner" ("The district Klara, which despite everything does not disappear") on stone pillars by Vera Nilsson (1957)
• Wall decor and glass prisms by Erland Melanton and Bengt Edenfalk (1958)

Lower level

• Bricks with Patterns by Oscar Brandtberg (1957)
• Small relief panels on pillars by Torsten Treutiger (1957)
• Wrought iron grille in the passage towards Klara kyrka (currently not accessible) by Britt-Louise Sundell (1964)

Second stop

• Blue tendrils, flowers and construction workers' silhouettes by Per Olov Ultvedt (1975)
• Changing paintings in the corridor to the first station
• Enamelled plaque "Take the A-train" by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd (1984)

Travel time

line	to station	Travel time	to station	Travel time
T17	Åkeshov	20 min	Gamla Stan Slussen	3 min 4 min
	Skarpnäck	19 min
T18	Alvik	13 min
	Farsta beach	23 min
T19	Hässelby strand	32 min
	Hagsätra	23 min
T13	Ropsten	8 min	Östermalmstorg Gamla stan Slussen	3 min 3 min 4 min
	Norsborg	36 min
T14	Mörby center	15 minutes
	Fruits	18 min
T10	Hjulsta	21 min
	Kungsträdgården	2 min
T11	Akalla	21 min
	Kungsträdgården	2 min

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Facta om SL och länet 2016. (PDF; 11MB) People boarding on a winter working day in 2016. (No longer available online.) SLL, December 21, 2017, archived from the original on December 25, 2017 ; Retrieved December 30, 2017 (Swedish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Konstguide zur Stockholm U-Bahn (Swedish) ( Memento of the original from October 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ ^{a b} travel plan - sl.se ( memento of the original dated February 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Previous station	Tunnelbanan			Next station
Kungsträdgården ←  Kungsträdgården		T10		Rådhuset Hjulsta  →
Kungsträdgården ←  Kungsträdgården		T11		Rådhuset Akalla  →
Östermalmstorg ←  Ropsten		T13		Gamla stan Norsborg  →
Östermalmstorg ←  Mörby centrum		T14		Gamla stan Fruängen  →
Hötorget ←  Åkeshov		T17		Gamla stan Skarpnäck  →
Hötorget ←  Alvik		T18		Gamla Stan Farsta beach  →
Hötorget ←  Hässelby strand		T19		Gamla stan Hagsätra  →