The Stockholm Subway stoRy
27.02.2016StockholmSubwaystoRy is the project we created at the beginning of the year in order to present you the unique artwork of the Stockholm’s subway system. Read the description of the project and see all the weekly entries so far.
StockholmSubwaystoRy started on the first week of January 2016. The aim of the project is to offer you on every Sunday a short and interesting stoRy of one of Stockholm’s subway stations. Every Sunday we bring you a blog entry explaining the art in the selected station, comments on its name and insights on some of the stations’ facts. All the posts include usually six photos we took within the station, so you can get a better overview. By following #StockholmSubwaystoRy on social media our the category with the same name on our blog, you can see the stations presented so far and read comments about the project.
The Stockholm subway was opened in 1933, with some underground tram stations. The official subway system started in 1950 and continued to expand ever since. Nowadays there are 100 stations, with 46 of them under the ground. 90 stations were decorated by almost 150 artists between 1956 and 2003, making the subway system of Stockholm “the world’s largest art gallery”. The subway in the Swedish capital is organized by SL (Stockholm Public Transport) and the length of the tracks add up to almost 110 km. Around 900.000 people use the metro in a weekday.
To get a better view of our project, here is the complete list of the stations presented.
Week 1: Stadion
Week 2: Fridhemsplan
Week 3: Rådmansgatan
Week 4: Mörby Centrum
Week 5: Rådhuset
Week 6: Hötorget
Week 7: Danderyds Sjukhus
Week 8: Rissne
Week 9: Hornstull
Week 10: Mariatorget
Week 11: Duvbo
Week 12: Näckrosen
Week 13: Universitetet
Week 14: Rinkeby
Week 15: Tekniska Högskolan
Week 16: Tensta
Week 17: Hallonbergen
Week 18: Slussen
Week 19: Bergshamra
Week 20: Kungsträdgården
Week 21: Västra Skogen
Week 22: Stadshagen
Week 23: Akalla
Week 24: Gärdet
Week 25: Östermalmstorg
Week 26: Karlaplan
Week 27: T-Centralen Part 1
Week 28: T-Centralen Part 2
Week 29: Sundbybergs Centrum
Week 30: Kista
Week 31: Solna Centrum
Week 32: Solna Strand
Week 33: Husby
Week 34: Huvudsta
Week 35: Extra: Silverpilen
Week 36: Gamla Stan
Week 37: Thorildsplan
Week 38: Bandhagen
Week 39: Svedmyra
Week 40: Extra: Kymlinge
Week 41: Skarpnäck
Week 42: Hökarängen
Week 43: Bagarmossen
Week 44: Kärrtorp
Week 45: Farsta
Week 46: Mälarhöjden
Week 47: Gullmarsplan
Week 48: Hallunda
Week 49: Alby
Week 50: Masmo
Week 51: Vårby Gård
Week 52: Vårberg
Week 53: Extra: Anniversary Contest (1)
Week 54: Axelsberg
Week 55: Skärholmen
Week 56: Extra: Anniversary Contest (2)
Week 57: Extra: The Yellow Line
Week 58: Midsommarkransen
Week 59: Extra: Favorite featured pictures
Week 60: Västertorp
Week 61: Extra material
Week 62: Extra: The Blue Line
Week 63: Liljeholmen
Week 64: Extra: Q&A
Week 65: Extra: Q&A (2)
Week 66: Ängbyplan
Week 67: Abrahamsberg
Week 68: Alvik
Week 69: Extra: SL and the art
Week 70: Medborgarplatsen
Week 71: Fruängen
Week 72: Ropsten
Week 73: Extra: Practical stations
Week 74: Extra: Practical stations (2)
Week 75: Extra: Stockholm City Line
Week 76: Extra: Stockholm Odenplan
Week 77: Odenplan
Week 78: Skanstull
Week 79: Enskede gård
Week 80: Globen
Week 81: Extra: Best photos on T11
Week 82: Telefonplan
Week 83: Zinkensdamm
Week 84: Hägerstensåsen
Week 85: Extra: Best photos on T14
Week 86: Sankt Eriksplan
Week 87: Hässelby strand
Week 88: Hässelby gård
Week 89: Johannelund
Week 90: Vällingby
Week 91: Blackeberg
Week 92: Råcksta
Week 93: Islandstorget
Week 94: Åkeshov
Week 95: Brommaplan
Week 96: Stora Mossen
Week 97: Kristineberg
Week 98: Björkhagen
Week 99: Hammarbyhöjden
Week 100: Skärmarbrink
Week 101: Extra: Best photos on T17
Week 102: Blåsut
Week 103: Sandsborg
Week 104: Skogskyrkogården
Week 105: Tallkrogen
Week 106: Gubbängen
Week 107: Farsta strand
Week 108: Extra: Best photos on T18
Week 109: Sockenplan
Week 110: Stureby
Week 111: Högdalen
Week 112: Rågsved
Week 113: Hagsätra
Week 114: Hjulsta
Week 115: Extra: Best photos on T10
Week 116: Aspudden
Week 117: Extra: Best photos on T19
Week 118: Örnsberg
Week 119: Bredäng
Week 120: Sätra
Week 121: Fittja
Week 122: Norsborg
Week 123: Extra: Best photos on T13
Get social and share with us your experience. Use our #StockholmSubwaystoRy on social media or comment on our blog! Questions about the stations, pictures you took while using the Stockholm subway and your own stoRies enrich the Stockholm Subway stoRy!
Note: The pictures in this project are taken by stoRy touRs staff, if not mentioned otherwise and the bibliography is represented by Göran Söderström’s “Art goes underground. Art in the Stockholm metro” (2004) and by SL’s “Art in the Stockholm Metro” (2008).
Photo and text: Ionut @ stoRy touRs
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