Fittja metro station

Fittja metro station is a station on the red line of the Stockholm metro, located in Fittja, Botkyrka Municipality, Sweden. The outdoor station was opened on 1 October 1972 as the south-western terminus of the extension from Vårberg. On 12 January 1975 the line was extended further to Norsborg.[2]

Fittja
Stockholm metro station
Coordinates59°14′51″N 17°51′39″E
Owned byStorstockholms Lokaltrafik
History
Opened1 October 1972
Traffic
Passengers (2018)7,600 boarding per weekday[1]
Services
Preceding station   Stockholm metro   Following station
toward Norsborg
T13 line
toward Ropsten
Location

The station has a copy of the Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd bronze sculpture Non-Violence, the original of which was made in memory of John Lennon. Under the canopy roof of the entrance to Fittja center hangs two light sculptures of opal-colored plastic created by Eva Rosengren.[3]

  • Fittja metro station in September 2006
  • Elevated approach to the station

References
  1. "Fakta om SL och länet 2018" (PDF) (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. p. 51. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Stockholm". urbanrail.
  3. "Konsten på Fittja tunnelbanestation" [The art of Fittja subway station] (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

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