Slussen metro station

Slussen is a station of the Stockholm metro, located in Slussenområdet in the district of Södermalm. The station is served by the Red and Green lines. Originally opened in 1933 as an underground tram stop, on 1 October 1950 it became the terminal of the first metro line running south to Hökarängen,^[2] it was again rebuilt when the extension of the line north to Hötorget was opened on 24 November 1957.^[3] On 5 April 1964, the first stretch of the Red line, between T-Centralen and Fruängen, was opened.^[2]

Slussen
Stockholm metro station
General information
Location	Södermalm, Stockholm
Coordinates	59°19′9″N 18°4′19″E
Elevation	8 m (26 ft) above sea level
Owned by	Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	7–24 m (23–79 ft)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SLU
History
Opened	1 October 1933; 90 years ago (1 October 1933)
Rebuilt	1957
Passengers
2019	79,000 boarding per weekday[1] (metro total)
2019	39,450[1] (Green Line)
2019	39,550[1] (Red Line)
Services
Preceding station Stockholm metro Following station Mariatorget towards Norsborg Line 13 Gamla stan towards Ropsten Mariatorget towards Fruängen Line 14 Gamla stan towards Mörby centrum Gamla stan towards Åkeshov Line 17 Medborgarplatsen towards Skarpnäck Gamla stan towards Alvik Line 18 Medborgarplatsen towards Farsta strand Gamla stan towards Hässelby strand Line 19 Medborgarplatsen towards Hagsätra
Location Green line highlighted Red line highlighted

Just outside the northern entrance to the metro station, there is a bus terminal for buses to the Nacka and Värmdö municipalities. The terminus for the Saltsjöbanan railway was also located here, but it was moved to Henriksdal in 2016 due to the reconstruction of Slussen. Traffic will resume when the reconstruction is complete, possibly in 2026.^[4][5]

Slussen station (abstract art in unique high-gloss enamel tiles, part of a frieze)

In November 2017 an art exhibition by Liv Strömquist at the metro station sparked a debate about the appropriateness of showing depictions of menstruation to children.^[6]

Slussen metro station in 1950

References

1. "Fakta om SL och regionen 2019" (PDF) (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. pp. 51, 67. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
2. Schwandl, Robert. "Stockholm". urbanrail.
3. "Slussen". www.kynerd.net. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
4. Spetz, Lennart (13 June 2016). "Sista färden till Slussen / Tio år tills Saltsjöbanan når Slussen igen". Nacka Värmdö Posten (in Swedish). No. 2016–24. p. 8. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
5. "Stockholm tramway & light rail current trackmap". gleisplanweb.eu. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
6. Hunt, Elle (2017-11-02). "'Enjoy menstruation, even on the subway': Stockholm art sparks row". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-07-21.

External links

• Images of Slussen