Djursholm ( Swedish pronunciation: [jʉːʂˈhɔlm] ) is one of four suburban districts in, and the seat of Danderyd Municipality , Stockholm County , Sweden. Djursholm is included in the multi-municipal Stockholm urban area . Djursholm is divided into a number of different areas: Djursholms Ekeby (northwest), Svalnäs (northeast), Ösby (central), Berga (southwest) and Gamla Djursholm ('Old Djursholm', southeast). It is also partly located in Täby Municipality .
8-489: Djursholm was one of the first suburban communities in Sweden, its history as such beginning in 1889 with the founding of Djursholm AB (Djursholm Inc.) by Henrik Palme and the subsequent 1890 inauguration of the railway line connecting Djursholm to Stockholm, Djursholmsbanan . Since 1895 it has been served by electric suburban trains but the original branch was closed in 1975. Djursholm is the wealthiest community in Sweden, with
16-424: Is now a part of Roslagsbanan , but the oldest line was closed in 1976. Djursholmsbanan was inaugurated on 20 December 1890, connected to the network of Stockholm–Roslagens Järnvägar at the then Djursholm railway station, later renamed Djursholms Ösby station . The lines were originally owned by the real estate company Djursholms AB, which had been founded in 1889 for the development of the garden town Djursholm on
24-505: The former SRJ network the new name Roslagsbanan. In the mid-20th Century, all of these lines had been electrified. The tram tracks to Engelbrektsplan were closed in 1960 but instead, passengers coming to Stockholm East Station has a connection to the Stockholm metro through the adjacent Tekniska högskolan metro station since 1973. The oldest line, between Djursholms Ösby and Eddavägen, was closed in 1976, due to low passenger numbers in
32-430: The lands around Djursholm Castle . The creation of the railway was a key part in making Djursholm attractive for potential buyers of lots in the new community, giving them a means of good communication to Stockholm. The trains on Djursholmsbanan were driven on electricity, originally from its own power plant at Stocksund harbour, close to the then Stocksund railway station . The network north and east of Djursholms Ösby
40-414: The most expensive property prices in the country. It was built as a garden city with large villas, most from the turn of the century, along winding roads. From the start, the elegant seaside quarters attracted many well known academics, cultural personalities and industrialists. Djursholm was separated from Danderyd as a municipality of its own in 1901, becoming a city ( Djursholms stad ) in 1914. In 1971 it
48-539: Was owned by Djursholmsbanan, while the trains shared the tracks with the steam powered Rimbo trains of Stockholm–Roslagens Järnvägar (SRJ) between Djursholms Ösby and Stockholm East Station . From East Station, the Djursholm trains had their own tram track ending closer to the city centre, at Engelbrektsplan . A second line, in the western parts of Djursholm, was opened in 1910, terminating in Altorp. The original plan
56-613: Was reunited with Danderyd when the present municipality was created. Statistically Djursholm lies within the Stockholm urban area . 59°23′50″N 18°05′15″E / 59.39722°N 18.08750°E / 59.39722; 18.08750 Djursholmsbanan Djursholmsbanan (DjB) was the original name of a network of 891 mm ( 2 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 32 in ) Swedish three foot narrow-gauge urban railways between Stockholm and Djursholm in Stockholm County , Sweden . This network
64-531: Was to connect the two lines in the north, allowing for passengers to ride all the way around Djursholm, but the newer line was eventually drawn to the new neighbourhood of Näsbypark in Täby Municipality instead. DjB was eventually taken over by SRJ, which in turn was nationalised in 1959. The southern parts of the former SRJ network, including Djusholmsbanan, was in turn taken over by Storstockholms lokaltrafik (SL) some years later. SL gave its part of
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