Västra skogen metro station

Västra skogen (Swedish: The Western Forest) is a station on the Blue Line of the Stockholm metro, in Huvudsta, Solna Municipality. The station was opened on 31 August 1975 as part the first stretch of the Blue Line between T-Centralen and Hjulsta. The trains were running via Hallonbergen and Rinkeby. On 18 August 1985 the extension to Rinkeby was opened, and the stretch between Hallonbergen and Rinkeby was closed for passenger traffic.[2] It features one of the longest escalators in western Europe, 66 meters and with a vertical rise of 33 meters.[3] 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.

Västra skogen
Stockholm metro station
General information
LocationHuvudsta, Solna
Coordinates59°20′51″N 18°0′14″E / 59.34750°N 18.00389°E / 59.34750; 18.00389
Elevation3.3 m (11 ft) under sea level
Owned byStorstockholms Lokaltrafik
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth40 m (130 ft)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeVÄS
History
Opened31 August 1975; 49 years ago (31 August 1975)
Passengers
20197,850 boarding per weekday[1]
Services
Preceding station Stockholm metro Following station
Stadshagen Line 10 Huvudsta
towards Hjulsta
Line 11 Solna centrum
towards Akalla
Location
Västra skogen station
to Solna centrum
to Huvudsta
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2
3
Västra skogen
to Stadshagen

The station has three platforms, one for trains towards Hjulsta and Akalla, and two platforms towards Kungsträdgården, to allow trains from the two branches of the line to wait in the station before the two lines merge beyond the station.

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References

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  1. ^ "Fakta om SL och regionen 2019" (PDF) (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Stockholm". urbanrail.
  3. ^ Städje, Jörgen (18 October 2009). "Rulltrappor – så funkar de (in Swedish)". IDG News Service. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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