Västra skogen
Encyclopedia
Västra skogen is a station on the Blue Line of the Stockholm Metro
, in Huvudsta
, Solna Municipality
. The station was opened August 31, 1975. It features the longest escalator
in western Europe, 66 meters and with a vertical rise of 33 meters.http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.258215/en-rulltrappas-sjal This part of Huvudsta was earlier called Ingentingskogen (The Nothing Forest) after a small farm called Ingenting; the name Ingenting (Nothing) was suggested as a name for the new station, but rejected.
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 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....
, 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 station was opened August 31, 1975. It features the longest escalator
Escalator
An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.Escalators are used around the...
in western Europe, 66 meters and with a vertical rise of 33 meters.http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.258215/en-rulltrappas-sjal This part of Huvudsta was earlier called Ingentingskogen (The Nothing Forest) after a small farm called Ingenting; the name Ingenting (Nothing) was suggested as a name for the new station, but rejected.