Telefonplan metro station ("Telephone Square") is an outdoor station on Line 14 in the

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. The station is located in the borough of

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. It was opened on 5 April 1964 as part of the first stretch of Metro 2, between

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and Fruängen. Unlike most of the stations lying nearby, namely among others

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and Hägerstensåsen, the station's name does not refer to any specific area or a specific suburb. Instead, the station's name refers to a small square situated just west of the station's main entrance. The subway station initially mainly served the

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headquarters, Ericsson's main factory and the nearby serviced apartments of its workers. Ericsson's headquarters moved to

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in 2003. Nowadays, the facilities of the factory have been taken over by the Swedish University College of Arts, and there are plans to build a design center close to the station. The area immediately east of the station is partially a construction site for new residential buildings, and plans to reconstruct the underground station as well as the whole area of Telefonplan are well developed. There were plans to build two skyscrapers named Tellus Towers, which would have had an entrance from the metro station. This plan is being reevaluated as of 2020.

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club Landet is situated a few hundred meters from the station, making the station and the area more crowded at nighttime than ever before. The station also serves the inhabitants of Västberga, and buses to closely situated to Solberga and

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start from here.

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Red line (Stockholm metro) stations Railway stations opened in 1964 Stockholm metro stations located above ground {{Stockholm-metro-stub