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21-539: The tunnel significantly improves the traffic throughput to and from south of Stockholm as there are only two tracks in that direction from Stockholm Central Station , the same number that were in place in 1871 when the railway was originally built. It has 24 scheduled trains per hour in each direction. The commuter trains pass Stockholm with up to 16 trains per hour per direction. The other eight are regional and long-distance trains. The tunnel takes all commuter trains, allowing more regional and intercity trains to operate along

42-600: A separate station, Stockholm City Station , one kilometre (0.62 mi) away. In 2011 Jernhusen, a real estate company in Stockholm, found a way to channel the body heat from the hordes of commuters passing through Stockholm's Central Station to warm another building that is just across the road. The station consists of two parts: On level with the Northern Railway Square are service depots for long-distance and regional trains. Terminating trains from

63-402: A separate underground station, known as Stockholm City Station . The commuter trains go on their own tracks along Ostkustbanan via Tomteboda , and after Karlberg Station they go underneath the other tracks to avoid conflict with long-distance and regional trains. After the centre, they join the Stockholm connection railway to the south, which has had two tracks since 1871. In 2006, a decision

84-540: Is Sweden's busiest bus station, handling approximately 800 buses daily. It provides long-distance connections to various destinations within Sweden as well as several European cities. Several major bus operators, including Flixbus , Vy , and SL , use Cityterminalen as a terminus. The bus station also serves as the terminal for Flygbussarna airport coaches, with transport to Stockholm’s four airports: Arlanda , Bromma , Skavsta , and Västerås . Additionally, buses to

105-548: Is located in the Norrmalm district of central Stockholm on Vasagatan , extending from Vattugatan in the south to Kungsbron in the north. The station opened on 18 July 1871. Since 2001, the station building has been owned and managed by Jernhusen , while the platforms and tracks are overseen by the Swedish Transport Administration . The station code for Stockholm Central is Cst. Over the years,

126-634: The East Coast Line at Tomteboda . The project was proposed by the Swedish State Railways in 1988 and, after initially being disregarded as too expensive, was seriously considered again from 2002. In 2006, the Swedish Rail Administration agreed with the city and Storstockholms Lokaltrafik on the financing of the project, and the last step in the planning process was scheduled for 2006–2007. The cost of

147-469: The central station. While the initial design proposed brick facades, the budget was increased by 15%, allowing Finnish red granite to be used instead. Cityterminalen was also Sweden’s largest CAD -based architectural project at the time. In 2019, Jernhusen , the state-owned company responsible railway properties in Sweden, acquired full ownership of Cityterminalen, which had previously been co-owned by both Jernhusen and Stockholm Municipality, as part of

168-403: The construction of the southern pavilion. This part of the station currently houses a conference facility. Next to the conference facility is the royal waiting hall where the royal family waits when travelling by train. In 1951 the facade towards Vasagatan was changed and given a more simplified look. In 1958 an underground passage to T-Centralen was opened. In 2017 the commuter trains moved to

189-429: The ferry terminals at Nynäshamn and Värtahamnen depart from Cityterminalen. In 1982, Stockholm Municipality and SJ (Swedish State Railways) organised a competition for a new bus terminal near Stockholm Central Station. The winning project, titled Vasaterminalen , was a collaboration between several architect firms, including ARKEN, Tengbom , and Ralph Erskine . The bus station, later renamed Cityterminalen,

210-635: The main station's exits. Services on all lines of the Stockholm Metro network are provided on a separate station named T-Centralen . An underground pedestrian passage connects it to Stockholm Central Station. Cityterminalen Cityterminalen ( The City Terminal ) is the central bus station of Stockholm . It is situated in the Norrmalm city district. Together with the adjacent Stockholm Central Station , Stockholm City railway station and T-Centralen metro station , it forms Stockholm and Sweden's busiest transport hub. Cityterminalen

231-503: The old line. Placing the commuter rail traffic into a tunnel of its own thus allows increased capacity for other national rail traffic through Central Station via Centralbron . The entire system for long-distance passenger railways in Sweden suffers from this bottleneck, since 80% of train rides in Sweden start or stop in Stockholm [1] . As a result, there is no room to increase the frequency of commuter, regional, and long-distance trains despite their heavy usage. Seen from south to north,

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252-536: The route of the Citybanan tunnel branches off the Connection Line  [ sv ] after Stockholm South Station on Södermalm , and continues beneath the bay bottom of Riddarfjärden at Söderström , beneath the islet of Riddarholmen , beneath Riddarfjärden at Norrström , to the new City Station. From there, it continues beneath Norrmalm to Odenplan Station, then beneath Vasastaden to join with

273-566: The south arrive on tracks 17 to 19 where passengers alight, and then continue to the service depots to the north where they are cleaned and have their supplies refilled. Then they return south via tracks 10 to 12. Long-distance trains from tracks 4 to 8 are services in the same way near the Northern Railway Square. The Stockholm Central station was the busiest station on the Stockholm commuter rail , with about 53,000 boarding

294-452: The station has undergone numerous renovations and expansions. The most significant changes took place between 1925 and 1928 when the large central hall, designed by architect Folke Zettervall , was added. In the mid-1950s, the station was integrated with the Stockholm Metro through a new underground passageway and concourse to T-Centralen . The building has been designated as a heritage site since 1986. In 1989 Cityterminalen coach station

315-399: The trains and about as many disembarking every weekday (as of 2005). The commuter rail used two island platforms, one for tracks 13 and 14 (southbound trains) and one for tracks 15 and 16 (northbound trains). Each platform has entries with entry gates from the lower level and a ticket sales office on the upper level with an entry from Klarabergsviadukten . From 2017 the commuter trains moved to

336-423: The tunnel and stations was estimated at 16.3 billion Swedish kronor . After the general elections of 2006, the new Alliance government called the project into question. Representatives of the government announced on October 1 of that year that they were scrapping Citybanan in favor of building a third railway track through the city. In December 2006, however, the government's appointed expert, recommended building

357-492: The tunnel following a renewed assessment of the project. In May 2007 the government finally decided to build the tunnel. In September 2014 the tunnel reached its full length. Coordinates: Stockholm Central Station Stockholm Central Station ( Swedish : Stockholms centralstation ), is the main railway station in Stockholm , and largest railway station in Sweden in terms of passenger numbers and train traffic. It

378-404: Was built between 1867 and 1871 with Adolf W. Edelsvärd as the architect. Until 1925 the tracks led into the station but during a renovation 1925–1927 the tracks were moved to the west and the former track hall was converted into a 119-meter (390 ft) long, 28-meter (92 ft) wide, and 13-meter (43 ft) high waiting hall. During the renovation the station was extended to the south through

399-501: Was designed from the start to integrate long-distance, airport, and ferry buses with the central station via an indoor connection under Klarabergsviadukten. Construction started on July 3, 1985, and the station opened for traffic on January 20, 1989. The complex also includes office and conference space for the Stockholm World Trade Center . The entire 270 x 80-meter complex is built over the railway tracks to

420-476: Was finally made to construct Citybanan , a new track in a tunnel, and Stockholm City Station, a new station for commuter trains below T-Centralen . The construction was started in January 2009 and was completed in 2017. A bus terminal called Cityterminalen is located adjacent to the main station, directly connected by a short pedestrian tunnel. Local services offered by SL stop at various bus stops close to

441-430: Was opened adjacent to the station. In July 2017, the adjoining Stockholm City Station opened, located beneath T-Centralen. It took over all commuter train operations from Stockholm Central, allowing for increased regional and long-distance train services at Central Station. The station complex has over 200,000 visitors daily, of which about 25,000 with Arlanda Express and 40,000 with other trains. The station

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