Hjulsta
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Hjulsta is a working-class suburb 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...

. It is considered being part of Tensta
Tensta
Tensta is a district in Spånga-Tensta borough, Stockholm, Sweden. There are about 6,000 apartments in Tensta and a population of 17,083 as of December 31, 2007....

, but with its own subway
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...

 station which was opened in 1975 and is the end station of the blue line.

The modern urban area of Hjulsta took its name from an old village known to have been located in the area at least from the 1480s.
The station's artwork is created by several artists, among them Sjöfåglar by Christina Rundaqvist-Andersson, Sista skörden i norra Botkyrka by Olle Magnusson and Landbyska verken vid Engelbrektsplan år 1890 by Ruth Rydfeldt.

See also

  • Hjulsta metro station
    Hjulsta metro station
    Hjulsta metro station is a station on the blue line of the Stockholm Metro, located in Hjulsta, northern Stockholm. The station was opened on August 31, 1975.-External links:*...



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