Waxholmsbolaget
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Waxholms Ångfartygs AB, commonly referred to as Waxholmsbolaget, is a shipping
company that is owned by Stockholm county council and is responsible for the seaborne public transport in Stockholm archipelago
and Stockholm harbour. The company, which is mostly tax-funded, carried about 4.3 million travellers in 2003, covering a region from Arholma
in north to Landsort
in south.
The company owns 21 archipelago boats, and four boats for the inner-city Djurgårdsfärjan
line. The operation of the ships is handled by several contractors, some of whom have their own ships.
Shipping
Shipping has multiple meanings. It can be a physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo, by land, air, and sea. It also can describe the movement of objects by ship.Land or "ground" shipping can be by train or by truck...
company that is owned by Stockholm county council and is responsible for the seaborne public transport in Stockholm archipelago
Stockholm archipelago
The Stockholm archipelago is the largest archipelago of Sweden, and one of the largest archipelagos of the Baltic Sea.-Geography:The archipelago extends from Stockholm roughly 60 kilometers to the east...
and Stockholm harbour. The company, which is mostly tax-funded, carried about 4.3 million travellers in 2003, covering a region from Arholma
Arholma
Arholma is an island in the north eastern part of the Stockholm archipelago in Norrtälje Municipality.Arholma has about 60 permanent residents. But like so many other island outside Stockholm, it gets an influx of residents in the summer raising the number of residents to 500.It houses a 10,5 cm...
in north to Landsort
Landsort
Landsort, is a Swedish village and a lighthouse on the island of Öja. The tower was built in 1689, with an upper conical iron section added in 1870. Open fires have been lit here since a long time ago....
in south.
The company owns 21 archipelago boats, and four boats for the inner-city Djurgårdsfärjan
Djurgårdsfärjan
Djurgårdsfärjan is an inner city boat line in Stockholm. It is operated by Waxholmsbolaget and is integrated into Stockholms public transport system. The ferry line runs from Slussen to "Allmänna gränd" near Gröna Lund on Djurgården, with an optional stop at Skeppsholmen....
line. The operation of the ships is handled by several contractors, some of whom have their own ships.