Rådmansgatan is an underground station on the
Green line of the
Stockholm metro. It lies below
Sveavägen between its junctions with
Rådmansgatan Rådmansgatan may refer to:
* – a street in Malmö, Sweden
* Rådmansgatan, Stockholm
Rådmansgatan is a street in the districts of Östermalm and Vasastaden in the inner city of Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital a ...
and in the
district of Vasastaden and
borough of Norrmalm in central Stockholm. The station has a single
island platform
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
, some below street level, and is accessed via a pair of ticket halls at each end of the station. The ticket halls are accessed via staircases and lifts from the street above.
The station was opened on 26 October 1952 as a part of the
Green line section between
Hötorget
Hötorget (''Haymarket'') is a city square in the center of Stockholm, Sweden that has been transitioning since the Early Medieval Period.
Description
To its east lies the Royal Concert Hall, to its south lies Filmstaden Sergel, one of the ...
and
Vällingby.
[
The station is decorated with yellow ]tile
Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, Rock (geology), stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass. They are generally fixed in place in an array to cover roofs, floors, wal ...
s. As part of ''Art in the Stockholm metro'' project, the southern entrance to the station, close to the Strindberg Museum, has enamel works dedicated to the life of August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg (; ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than 60 pla ...
. These were executed by Sture Valentin Nilsson and date from 1983.
Gallery
File:Rådmansgatan (31176703268).jpg, One of the entrances, 2018
File:Stockholm - Tunnelbana - Rådmansgatan (11123197116).jpg, Another entrance, 2013
File:Stockholm - Tunnelbana - Rådmansgatan (11123267363).jpg, Ticket barriers, 2013
File:Stockholm - Tunnelbana - Rådmansgatan (11123065616).jpg, On the platform, 2013
References
External links
Image of Rådmansgatan
Green line (Stockholm metro) stations
Railway stations in Sweden opened in 1952
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