Sankt Eriksplan metro station

S:t Eriksplan
S:t Eriksplan
Stockholm metro station
	Train in platform, 2011
General information
Coordinates	59°20′23″N 18°02′13″E / 59.33972°N 18.03694°E
Owned by	Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
Distance	4.1 km (2.5 mi) from Slussen
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	~8 m (26 ft)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SEP
History
Opened	26 October 1952; 72 years ago
Passengers
2019	21,150 boarding per weekday
Services
Location
Location

Sankt Eriksplan (often abbreviated as S:t Eriksplan) is a station on the Green line of the Stockholm metro. It is entirely underground, and is located in the district of Vasastaden, which is in the borough of Norrmalm in central Stockholm. The station has a single island platform, some 8 metres (26 ft) below street level, and is accessed via a pair of ticket halls. One ticket hall is under Sankt Eriksplan itself, and the other under the intersection of Torsgatan [sv] and Sankt Eriksgatan [sv]. Both ticket halls are linked to the surface by entrance pavilions containing stairs and lifts.^[3]^[4] The distance to Slussen is 4.1 km (2.5 mi).^[1]

The station was inaugurated on 26 October 1952 as a part of the section of line between Hötorget and Vällingby.^[3]

Gallery

One of the entrances, 2009
Another entrance, 2016
Ticket barriers, 2016
On the platform, 2012

References

^ ^a ^b Alfredsson, Björn; Berndt, Roland; Harlén, Hans (2000). Stockholm under: 50 år – 100 stationer (in Swedish). Stockholm: Bromberg. p. 49. ISBN 91-7608-832-4. SELIBR 7652820.
^ "Fakta om SL och regionen 2019" (PDF) (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b Schwandl, Robert. "Stockholm". urbanrail. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ "S:t Eriksplan". Google maps. Retrieved 14 March 2022.