Vårby gård metro station
Vårby gård is a station in the Stockholm metro in the Vårby district of Huddinge Municipality. The station was opened on 1 October 1972 as part of the extension from Vårberg to Fittja.[2]
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| Stockholm metro station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 59°15′53″N 17°53′02″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Storstockholms Lokaltrafik | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1972 | ||||||||||
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| 2018 | 3,900 boarding per weekday[1] | ||||||||||
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As part of Art in the Stockholm metro project, the station features a Flora mural, created by Rolf Bergström 1999.[3]
On 7 January 2018, an explosion just outside the station killed a man in his 60s and injured his wife. The man is believed to have picked up a suspected hand grenade from the ground. There was no evidence it was related to terrorism or that the couple were targeted.[4][5][6]
References
- "Fakta om SL och länet 2018" (PDF) (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. p. 51. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- Schwandl, Robert. "Stockholm". urbanrail.
- "Art in the Stockholm metro" (PDF). Stockholm Transport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/901254/stockholm-subway-explosion-man-seriously-injured
- https://www.dw.com/en/mystery-blast-kills-one-in-stockholm-not-terror-related/a-42056760
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42597802
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