Fittja metro station

Fittja
Fittja
Stockholm metro station
General information
Coordinates	59°14′51″N 17°51′39″E / 59.24750°N 17.86083°E
Elevation	18.1 m (59 ft) above sea level
Owned by	Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	FIJ
History
Opened	1 October 1972; 52 years ago
Passengers
2019	6,550 boarding per weekday
Services
Location
Location

Fittja metro station is a station on the red line of the Stockholm metro, located in Fittja, Botkyrka Municipality, Sweden. The outdoor station was opened on 1 October 1972 as the south-western terminus of the extension from Vårberg. On 12 January 1975 the line was extended further to Norsborg.^[2]

The station has a copy of the Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd bronze sculpture Non-Violence, the original of which was made in memory of John Lennon. Under the canopy roof of the entrance to Fittja center hangs two light sculptures of opal-colored plastic created by Eva Rosengren.^[3]

Fittja metro station in September 2006
Elevated approach to the station

References

^ "Fakta om SL och regionen 2019" (PDF) (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ Schwandl, Robert. "Stockholm". urbanrail.
^ "Konsten på Fittja tunnelbanestation" [The art of Fittja subway station] (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2010.