Universitetet metro station

Universitetet
Stockholm metro station
General information
Coordinates	59°21′54″N 18°3′16″E / 59.36500°N 18.05444°E / 59.36500; 18.05444
Elevation	9.5 m (31 ft) below sea level
Owned by	Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	25 m (82 ft) below ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	UNT
History
Opened	12 January 1975; 49 years ago (12 January 1975)
Passengers
2019	13,700 boarding per weekday[1]
Services
Preceding station Stockholm metro Following station Tekniska högskolan towards Fruängen Line 14 Bergshamra towards Mörby centrum
Location

Universitetet ("the University") is a Metro station in the Frescati area, close to Stockholm University (Stockholms universitet), and the Museum of Natural History. It was opened on 12 January 1975 as the northern terminus of the extension from Tekniska högskolan. On 29 January 1978, the line was extended north to Mörby centrum.^[2][3]

Since the 1990s, the art on the station consists of tiles featuring Carl von Linné and the UN Declaration of Universal Human Rights, created by Belgian and Parisian artist Françoise Schein. The station includes 12 large tiles panels all dedicated to the travels of Linné around the Baltic.^[4] The artist used the travels as the starting point to develop the theme of nature and present-day ecological problems. The work was created in Lisbon on azulejos, then brought to Stockholm.

Not far from the station is the Universitetet railway station and several bus lines.