Hötorget, formerly known as Kungsgatan, is an underground station on the Green line of the Stockholm metro. It is situated near to the Hötorget square in the borough of Norrmalm in central Stockholm, and lies below

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between its junctions with and . The station has three entrances, one at each end and one in the middle from Kungsgatan. The central entrance includes an underground square with several shops and stores. The distance to

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is . The station was inaugurated on 26 October 1952 as the east terminus of the stretch between Hötorget and

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. The line was extended to

on 24 November 1957, thereby connecting west and east sections of the green line. It was called Kungsgatan until 1957. The name was changed to Hötorget when the southern and western tracks were joined as one (by the opening of the stations T-centralen and Gamla Stan through the central city). The station's original 1950s signage and decor have been deliberately retained. As part of ''Art in the Stockholm metro'' project, 103 white

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strips have been installed in the platform ceiling. These were executed by and date from 1998.

Gallery

File:Hötorget southbound track.jpg, Southbound direction signs at the station, 2025 File:Hötorget (44138269645).jpg, A station entrance, 2018 File:Hötorget (43238340340).jpg, Another station entrance, 2018 File:Hötorget (44330033754).jpg, Shops in station entrance, 2018 File:Hötorget spärrar.jpg, Ticket barriers, 2016 File:Riksgropen 1954.jpg, Station tunnelling, 1954

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Images of Hötorget
Green line (Stockholm metro) stations Railway stations in Sweden opened in 1952 1950s establishments in Stockholm {{Stockholm-metro-stub