Akalla metro station

Akalla
Akalla
Stockholm metro station
General information
Coordinates	59°24′52″N 17°54′52″E / 59.41444°N 17.91444°E
Owned by	Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	20 m (66 ft)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	AKA
History
Opened	5 June 1977; 47 years ago
Passengers
2019	6,300 boarding per weekday (metro)
Services
Location
Location

Akalla is a station in the Stockholm metro in the Akalla district of Stockholm. The station was opened on 5 June 1977 as the northern terminus of the extension of the Blue line from Hallonbergen.^[2] This is the final stop on Line 11 of the Blue Line.

As part of Art in the Stockholm metro project, the station features an ochre colored grotto. The work includes ceramic pictures illustrating the ideals, daily life, leisure and work of all people, created by Birgit Ståhl-Nyberg in 1977.^[3]

References

^ "Fakta om SL och regionen 2019" (PDF) (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ Schwandl, Robert. "Stockholm". urbanrail.
^ "Art in the Stockholm metro" (PDF). Stockholm Transport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2008.