Vårberg
Stockholm metro station
General information
Coordinates59°16′33″N 17°53′27″E / 59.2758333333°N 17.8908333333°E / 59.2758333333; 17.8908333333
Elevation37.6 m (123 ft) above sea level
Owned byStorstockholms Lokaltrafik
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeVÅB
History
Opened2 December 1967 (2 December 1967)
Passengers
20198,100 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.
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