Vreten
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Vreten is a subway
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...

 station on the Stockholm Metro
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...

 blue line. It was opened in 1985 and is located in the Huvudsta
Huvudsta
Huvudsta is a suburb of Stockholm in Solna Municipality. In Huvudsta, near Vasastaden in Stockholm, stands the Karlberg Castle which was built in the 17th century....

 region of the Solna Municipality
Solna Municipality
Solna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, located just north of the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the 'city' of Solna....

. The surrounding area being almost exclusively industrial, the station is closed during night hours, although trains still pass the platform. The platform is located in bedrock, 28 meters below ground level under Vretenvägen. The entrance is in the north end at Korta gatan. The station's theme is defined by artwork created by Takashi Naraha in 1985 called Himmelen av kub (The heaven of cube).

Vreten is located in Solna Strand, which is an industrial area. For that reason, the metro does not stop there at night, not evening on weekends and holidays.
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