Stockholm Central Station

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Stockholm Central Station and Stockholm C is the largest railway station in Sweden. It is located in Stockholm's Norrmalm neighborhood, on the famous Vasagatan. Architect of the station building was the chief architect of the Statens Järnvägars Arkitektkontor ( German architecture office of the State Railways ) Adolf Wilhelm Edelsvärd.

The station was opened on 18 July 1871, and initially had five tracks now he has 18 platform tracks. Stockholm centralen is used every day by about 410,000 visitors.

Of the 170,000 daily train - travelers are about 105,000 commuters who primarily with the local trains of the railway company SJ and the Pendeltåg, a kind of S-Bahn ride. A further 25,000 take the Arlanda Express to Stockholm- Arlanda airport. Some 40,000 passengers use the remote connections.

The located below the railway station since 1957 subway station T -Centralen with six tracks, where the seven lines of the Stockholm Tunnelbana, the subway stop, is used daily by about 161,000 passengers.

He is to be expanded and modernized by 2012, causing some new stores will be added to the underground level. In addition, a reduction of energy consumption by 25 percent, a certification will be achieved as a Green Building.

In the construction of a new railway tunnel passes under the station, the so-called Citybanan tunnel, which should bring relief for the southern access route.

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