Ã…rstaberg Railway Station
Årstaberg is a station on Stockholm's Stockholm commuter rail, commuter rail network, situated in the on the border between the Liljeholmen and Årsta district, Årsta districts in the Söderort, south of Stockholm Municipality. The station has a central platform with two tracks serving commuter trains, along with additional tracks for passing trains that do not stop at the station. Årstaberg Station also features a stop on the Tvärbanan light rail line. History When the Årstabroarna, Årsta Bridge opened in 1929, the Western Main Line from Stockholm Central Station was rerouted through Årstaberg. At that time, Årstaberg was a sparsely populated area, and no station was established. The idea of creating a Interchange station, transit interchange on the existing railway at Årstaberg emerged much later during the planning of the Tvärbanan light rail line, which was to pass through the area. When the Tvärbanan began service through Årstaberg in 2000, planners recognised th ...
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Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.5 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gros ...
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