Tunnelbanan - System Of Metro Or Subway In Stockholm

The Stockholm’s Tunnelbanan (Stockholm Metro) is the system of metro or subway in Stockholm. There are three main lines on the system and exactly 100 stations. Forty-seven of the stations are below ground, and 53 of them are either on the surface or elevated stations.
In 1950, the first part of the metro was opened by converting a portion of underground light rail line, which had originally opened in 1933, into metro standard. This particular line ran south from the Slussen station. Through the years, this metro has expanded to become three lines, which run from the inner city going south. In 1952, there was another line that ran from the inner city to the suburbs to the west. In 1957, two lines were also connected by way of the Central station and Old Town. The three of these lines together are called the Green Line. In 1964, the Red Line was started, with two lines running from northeast to southwest. Finally, the Blue Line opened in 1975, providing two lines going northwest from the city center. The last thing to be added to the Green Line was in 1994, when the Skarpnäck station was opened.
Stockholm’s metro is considered “the longest art gallery in the world” because of the decoration of the stations. Some of the stations, particularly on the Blue Line, have just the bedrock exposed. At the Rissne station, there is a wonderful fresco on the wall about the history of the civilizations on the Earth. It runs on both sides of the platform and is intriguing.
The Tunnelbana trains run from 5 am to 1 am, with service to 3 am on the weekend. The trains run electrically. They are generally from 20 to 30 tons and hold 48 seated passengers in each carriage. Most trains are six or eight carriages long. On a crowded train, there can be from 1,000 to 1,200 passengers. The maximum speed for the Red and Blue Lines is 80 km/h, and 70 km/h on the Green Line.
The Green Line has ATO, which is a system that drives the train automatically. The driver operates the door controls and starts up the train.

Trains that are graffitied are no longer ignored. Now, they are immediately taken out of service. Graffiti at train stations is cleaned up promptly, improving the atmosphere for everyone.