Älvsjö is a station on the

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network, located in the districts of Solberga and

Älvsjö Älvsjö () is a district of the city of Stockholm Municipality in Sweden, located in the borough Älvsjö in Söderort. It has the biggest rentable facility in northern Europe called Stockholm International Fairs, and also the hotel Scandic ...

in the

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. It is adjacent to the Stockholmsmässan exhibition centre.

History

Älvsjö station, originally spelled "Elfsjö," first opened on 1 November 1879 along the

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in 1860 and to

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in 1862. Before the station was built, a provisional stop had been established at the request of Count Gustaf Lagerbjelke, the owner of nearby Älvsjö Gård manor. On 28 December 1901, the

Nynäs Line The Nynäs Line () is a long railway line between Älvsjö and Nynäshamn in Sweden. The line is electrified and is double track on the section from Älvsjö to Västerhaninge. The line is used by the Stockholm Commuter Rail and freight tra ...

was inaugurated, turning Älvsjö into a

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. The name was officially changed from "Elfsjö" to "Älvsjö" in 1909. Between 1916 and 1917, the station underwent expansion, adding separate tracks for

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and long-distance trains, along with a footbridge. In 1932, a new station building was constructed, and the footbridge was replaced by a pedestrian tunnel. Major changes in operation came on 1 January 1967 when Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) took over responsibility for local rail traffic in Stockholm County, establishing the

network. This was followed by further development of the station, alongside the construction of the nearby

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Facilities

Today, Älvsjö serves as a junction station for both the

and the

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. The station includes a ticket hall situated above the tracks, with access to both central Älvsjö and Stockholmsmässan via a pedestrian viaduct. The ticket office has a main sales counter and two additional counters that open during large events at Stockholmsmässan. The station is equipped with numerous combined entry and exit gates. In 2022, it saw approximately 16,700 boardings on a typical winter weekday. A renovation of the

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and adjacent square began in February 2011, with the work completed in autumn 2014.

Freight

Approximately 1 kilometre north of the commuter rail station is the Älvsjö Freight Yard, which has been in operation since 1972. This facility handles the loading and unloading of goods transported to and from Stockholm and locations further south.

Future Metro Station

The southern terminus of the planned Yellow Line will be at Älvsjö Station. The line is planned to open in 2034 and will run approximately 8 kilometres north from Älvsjö to

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via

Liljeholmen Liljeholmen is a district of the Hägersten-Liljeholmen borough in Söderort, the southern suburban part of Stockholm. History In 1860 Liljeholmen became the first suburb outside Stockholm city limits. The district was then one of two self-gov ...

. The depot for the line will be situated in the Älvsjö industrial area.

References

Railway stations in Stockholm Transit centers in Sweden {{Yellow Line Stockholm metro Railway stations in Sweden opened in 1879 19th-century establishments in Stockholm

History

Facilities

Freight

Future Metro Station

See also

References