Johannelund metro station

Johannelund metro station is a station on the Green line of the Stockholm metro. It is located in the district of Vinsta, which is part of the borough of Hässelby-Vällingby in the west of the city of Stockholm. The distance to Slussen is 17 km (11 mi).[1][3]

Johannelund
Stockholm metro station
Station platforms, 2006
General information
Coordinates59°22′4″N 17°51′28″E
Owned byStorstockholms Lokaltrafik
Distance17.0 km (10.6 mi) from Slussen[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeJOL
History
Opened1 November 1956 (1 November 1956)
Passengers
20191,250 boarding per weekday[2]
Services
Preceding station Stockholm metro Following station
Hässelby gård
towards Hässelby strand
 Line 19 Vällingby
towards Hagsätra
Location
Johannelund is located in Stockholm Municipality
Johannelund
Johannelund
Location within Stockholm Municipality

The station was inaugurated on 1 November 1956 as part of an extension from Vällingby to Hässelby gård. Up until October 1997 the station was only in use in the daytime, and was closed weekends. It is the only Stockholm metro station with side platforms instead of the island platform present at most other stations.[1][3]

Only 1,250 passengers travel from Johannelund station daily, making it the least used in the Stockholm metro.[2]

References
  1. Alfredsson, Björn; Berndt, Roland; Harlén, Hans (2007). Stockholm under: 100 stationer (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Bromberg. p. 63. ISBN 978-91-7337-051-6. SELIBR 10614768.
  2. "Fakta om SL och regionen 2019" (PDF) (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. Schwandl, Robert. "Stockholm". urbanrail. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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