Ropsten metro station is the end station on line 13 on the red line of the
Stockholm metro
The Stockholm metro ( sv, Stockholms tunnelbana) is a rapid transit system in Stockholm, Sweden. The first line opened in 1950, and today the system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. There are three colou ...
, located in the district of
Ropsten
Ropsten is a cape at the eastern part of Stockholm mainland at the inner part of Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. Two bridges named Lidingöbron extend from Ropsten over to the island of Lidingö. Ropsten area is located between Hjorthagen and t ...
. The station was opened on 2 September 1967 as the northeastern terminus of the extension from
Ă–stermalmstorg
Ă–stermalmstorg is a square in the district of Ă–stermalm, in Stockholm, Sweden.
It is known principal for Ă–stermalm Market Hall (''Ă–stermalmshallen'') which first opened in 1889. Ă–stermalmshallen's interior is a marketplace for food and r ...
.
The station was sited about 10–15 meters above street level as a preparation for an extension to
Lidingö
Lidingö, also known in its definite form ''Lidingön'' and as ''Lidingölandet'', is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm, Sweden. In 2010, the population of the Lidingö urban area on the island was 31,561. It is ...
on a new bridge. There are now no plans for such an extension and the lines end in mid-air.
The Ropsten station also includes the end stop on the
Lidingöbanan
Lidingöbanan is a Light-railway line in Stockholm, Sweden, between Ropsten and Gåshaga brygga, serving the southern half of Lidingö island.
The Lidingöbanan has its origins in the ''Stockholm-Södra Lidingöns Järnväg'' (Stockholm-Souther ...
tramway, a few meters about the street.
On street level there are many bus stops for buses towards Lidingö.
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Images of Ropsten
Red line (Stockholm metro) stations
Railway stations opened in 1967
Stockholm metro stations located above ground
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