Solna strand (known as ''Vreten'' until 18 August 2014) is a subway station on the

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blue line. It was opened on 18 August 1985 as part of the extension between Västra skogen and

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and is located in the

Huvudsta Huvudsta is a suburb of Stockholm in Solna Municipality, Sweden. In Huvudsta, near Vasastaden in Stockholm, stands the Karlberg Castle which was built in the 17th century. The Huvudsta metro station was opened in 1985 as part of the Blue line. ...

region of the

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. The platform is located in bedrock, below ground level under Vretenvägen. The entrance is in the north end at Korta gatan. The station's theme is defined by artwork created by the Japanese-Swedish sculptor

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in 1985 called ''Himmelen av kub'' (''The heaven of cube''). Solna strand Hemvärnsgatan 9 from NE

It is located in and named after

Solna Strand Solna strand (known as ''Vreten'' until 18 August 2014) is a subway station on the Stockholm metro blue line. It was opened on 18 August 1985 as part of the extension between Västra skogen and Rinkeby and is located in the Huvudsta region of th ...

, a former industrial area on the shore of

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that has since developed into an area of office buildings. Organisations here include the

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and

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. There is also a power plant by the coast. Until 2014 the area was called Vretens industriområde (Vreten industrial area), after the farmstead called Vreten which was located here in the 19th century. Solna Business Park is located across the

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railway to the north, and the

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districts

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and Central Sundbyberg are located to the west.

Gallery

File:Vretens tunnelbanestation, utsidan.JPG, Entrance File:Vreten May 2014 02.jpg, Artwork on the platform

References

External links

Blue line (Stockholm metro) stations Railway stations opened in 1985 1985 establishments in Sweden {{Stockholm-metro-stub