Vårberg metro station

Vårberg
Stockholm metro station
General information
Coordinates	59°16′33″N 17°53′27″E
Elevation	37.6 m (123 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	VÅB
History
Opened	2 December 1967; 57 years ago (2 December 1967)
Passengers
2019	8,100 boarding per weekday[1]
Services
Preceding station Stockholm metro Following station Vårby gård towards Norsborg Line 13 Skärholmen towards Ropsten
Location

Vårberg is a station in the Stockholm metro in the neighbourhood Vårberg in Söderort, Stockholm Municipality. The station was opened on 2 December 1967 as the south terminus of an extension from Skärholmen. On 1 October 1972, the line was extended to Fittja.[2] Vårberg is part of Line 13 of the Red Line. The distance to Slussen is 12.6 km (7.8 mi).

As part of Art in the Stockholm metro project, the station features ceramic wall works entitled In our hands, created by Maria Ängquist Klyvare in 1996.[3]

References

1. "Fakta om SL och regionen 2019" (PDF) (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
2. Schwandl, Robert. "Stockholm". urbanrail.
3. "Art in the Stockholm metro" (PDF). Stockholm Transport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2008-09-10.