Stockholm East Station
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Stockholm Östra ( Stockholm -east) or Östra station ( Ostbahnhof ) is a railway terminus in the Swedish capital Stockholm Östermalm district. The station is the southern terminus of the narrow gauge railway Roslagsbanan. The station was opened in 1932 and has six platform tracks.
The station building was designed by Stockholm architects Albin Stark and completed in 1931. The main hall on the ground floor was constructed of heavy circular; from the hall is located on the 1st floor restaurant visible, which can be reached via a narrow staircase. The main hall covered with a dome Strong construction, which is linked to the construction of the roof dome 1926-1928 he created Cinema and theater building Chinateatern in Stockholm 's Norrmalm neighborhood. The ceilings of both floors were decorated by the artist Ewald Dahlskog with paintings that have been preserved as well as the original design of the restaurant. Otherwise, there is the complex which is now a listed building, from homes, offices and shops.
Below the station is the Tunnelbana station Tekniska högskolan the Röda linjen, which bears the name of the nearby Royal Institute of Technology, is also the stadium in the immediate vicinity of the station. Outside the station there is a bus terminal at the downtown buses but also buses to the surrounding countryside of Stockholm as eg to drive to Vaxholm, Norrtälje and Roslagen.