Akalla metro station
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Akalla is a station in the Stockholm Metro
in the Akalla
district of Stockholm
. The station was opened in 1977, and this is the final stop on Line 11
of the Blue Line.
As part of Art in the Stockholm Metro project, the station features an ochre colored grotto. The work includes ceramic pictures
illustrating the ideals, daily life, leisure and work of all people, created by Birgit Ståhl-Nyberg in 1977.
Stockholm Metro
The Stockholm Metro is a metro system in Stockholm, Sweden. The first line opened in 1950, and today the system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. There are seven lines numbered from 10 to 19, in three groups identified by a color: the Green, Red and Blue lines...
in the Akalla
Akalla
Akalla is a district in Rinkeby-Kista borough, Stockholm, Sweden. Akalla has 8,153 inhabitants as of December 31, 2007, in which immigrants, mostly from Asia, make up 64 % of the population....
district of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. The station was opened in 1977, and this is the final stop on Line 11
Line 11 (Stockholm Metro)
Line 11 is one of the two blue lines of the Stockholm Metro connecting Kungsträdgården and Akalla. It is a 15.6 km long line with a 22 min traval time and 12 stations.-Stations:* Akalla* Husby* Kista* Hallonbergen* Näckrosen...
of the Blue Line.
As part of Art in the Stockholm Metro project, the station features an ochre colored grotto. The work includes ceramic pictures
illustrating the ideals, daily life, leisure and work of all people, created by Birgit Ståhl-Nyberg in 1977.