Skanstull, formerly known as Ringvägen, is a station on the Green line (Stockholm metro), Green line of the Stockholm metro. It is situated in the district of Södermalm in central Stockholm, at the intersection of and Götgatan. The station has a single island platform, which is about below the street, and has two ticket halls, with access from the junctions of Götgatan with Ringvägen and .
The distance to Slussen metro station, Slussen is .
Skanstull is, along with Medborgarplatsen metro station, Medborgarplatsen, the oldest underground station on the metro, actually predating that system by some years. The station lies in the , a tunnel originally built in 1933 for use by routes 8 and 19 of the Stockholm tramway. On 1 October 1950, it became part of Stockholm's first metro line when the Södertunneln was adapted to become part of the line from Slussen metro station, Slussen south to Hökarängen metro station, Hökarängen, and the station was remodelled to full metro standard. Originally known as Ringvägen, the station took its current name when it reopened as part of the metro. The entrance at Allhelgonagatan was opened on 21 November 1957, the station was rebuilt in 2003–2004, and the platform was upgraded in 2009.
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File:Ringvägen 1935a.jpg, Ringvägen station platform, 1935
File: Entrance to the subway station Skanstull in Stockholm 1957.jpg, The entrance to Skanstull metro station, 1957
File:Skanstull 20170923 191338.jpg, Ticket hall, 2017
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Images of Skanstull by Thomas Flachsbinder
Green line (Stockholm metro) stations
Railway stations opened in 1933
Railway stations opened in 1950
1933 establishments in Sweden
1950 establishments in Sweden
Stockholm metro stations located underground
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