Kungsträdgården is a station of the Stockholm metro, located in the district of

Norrmalm Norrmalm is a city district in Stockholm, Sweden. History Norrmalm is part of the larger borough of Norrmalm (''Norrmalms stadsdelsområde''). The southern part of the district, Lower Norrmalm (''Nedre Norrmalm''), also known as City, cons ...

. It is the end station of line 10 and line 11 and was opened on 30 October 1977, as the 91st station and part of the one-station extension from

T-Centralen T-Centralen (Swedish for "The T-Central"; T being an abbreviation for "tunnelbana", the Swedish word for "underground" or "subway") is a metro station that forms the heart of the Stockholm metro system, in the sense that it is the only station ...

. The platform is located approximately 34 meters underground. The station features relics rescued from the many buildings pulled down during the redevelopment of central Stockholm during the 1950s and 1960s throughout the station. Stockholm Tunnelbana Kungstradsgarden

The entrance to the station was originally intended to be in the park

Kungsträdgården Kungsträdgården ( Swedish for "King's Garden") is a park in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is colloquially known as ''Kungsan''. The park's central location and its outdoor cafés makes it one of the most popular hangouts and meeting place ...

, but due to the

Elm Conflict The Elm Conflict (Swedish: ''Almstriden''), also known as the Battle of the Elms (Swedish: ''Slaget om almarna''), was a dispute and public protest on 11–12 May 1971. Organised by Alternativ stad (the Stockholm branch of Friends of the Earth) ...

in 1971 these plans had to change.

Animal life

The station is notable for its unique flora and fauna. It is the only place in Scandinavia where the '' Lessertia dentichelis'' spider can be found. The cave-dwelling spider has lived on the station's walls ever since it opened for service in the mid-1970s, but scientists do not know exactly how it got there. Presumably, it traveled on machines and excavation equipment from Southern Europe that was used during the construction. There is also moss growing on the walls that was previously thought to be extinct in the Stockholm region. In 2016 a team of scientists conducting a survey of the metro's wildlife discovered two previously unknown species of fungi covering the station walls. Upon closer analysis the fungi turned out to be from a previously unknown genus, with unique DNA compositions.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kungstradgarden metro station Blue line (Stockholm metro) stations Railway stations opened in 1977 1977 establishments in Sweden Stockholm metro stations located underground