Blue line (Stockholm Metro)

Blue line
Overview
Native nameBlå linjen
LocaleStockholm, Sweden
Stations20 + 9 under construction + 1 unopened
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemStorstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL)
ServicesBlue line (Stockholm metro) KungstradgardenHjulsta
Blue line (Stockholm metro) KungstradgardenAkalla
Depot(s)Rissne
Daily ridership204,700 (2018)[1]
History
Opened31 August 1975; 49 years ago (1975-08-31)
Technical
Line length25.5 km (15.8 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground subway and at–grade-separated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map

to Barkarby
(under construction)
 
under
Barkarby
construction
 
Barkarbystaden
Akalla
 11 
Husby
 10 
Hjulsta
Kista
Tensta
Rinkeby
Kymlinge
depot
Rissne
Hallonbergen
Duvbo
Sundbybergs
centrum
Näckrosen
Solna strand
Huvudsta
Solna centrum
Västra skogen
Stadshagen
Fridhemsplan
 17  18  19 
connection to
Green line
Rådhuset
T-Centralen
Kungsträdgården
 10  11 
to Nacka & Hagsätra
(under construction)
 17  18  19 
Gullmarsplan
under
construction
Slakthusområdet
Hammarby kanal
connection between lines
Sickla
Sockenplan
Järla
Svedmyra
Nacka centrum
Stureby
Bandhagen
Hagsätra branch to be
transferred to Blue line
Högdalen
depot
Rågsved
 19 
Hagsätra

The Blue line (Swedish: Blå linjen; officially Metro 3, but called Tub 3 ("Tube 3", or abbreviation for "Tunnelbana 3") internally[2]) is one of the three Stockholm Metro lines. It is 25.5 kilometres (15.8 miles) long, and runs from Kungsträdgården via T-Centralen to Västra skogen where it branches in two, and continues to Hjulsta and Akalla as lines 10 and 11 respectively.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Trafiksäkerhetsinstruktion för tunnelbanan, ändringstryck 6 (SL-2008-16140) [Traffic Safety Instruction for the Metro, revision 6] (in Swedish) (5.0 ed.). Stockholm, Sweden: Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. 2008.