Tunnelbana (Underground), Stockholm

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This is a station in the underground/subway system in Stockholm and close to Stadion it is a football stadium called Stadion. Usually it is a club called Djurgårdens IF which use that stadium and I have taken pictures of this station so you can see how it looks like. Stockholm has a lot of art underground and along the syetsm of the subway. You can find a map at the tourist office. But here you can check up little more about how it looks like in the station Stadion.

The Metro of Stockholm is called Tunnelbana (T-Bana) and consists of three lines (green, red and blue). All stations are marked with a white T on blue background and many of them are famous for their nice decorations.

Tickets can be bought in coupons (1, 10 or 20 coupons) or as travel cards (1, 3 or 30 days). For a single trip in just one zone you need 2 coupons, which have to be stamped and are valid for 1 hour of travel.

Website: http://www.sl.se/

The Stockholm Metro is called Tunnelbana. It is a network with three lines: a red, a green and a blue line. The Tunnelbana is not the best way to travel inside the centre of the city. The stations are quite far apart, so in the real centre it is often better to walk. But the metro is a perfect way to get into the centre. From far the trains depart towards the centre, so you'll be there fast.

The Tunnelbana are known for the large amount of modern art inside the stations. There always have been spent a lot of money and time on art, and today the works of about 140 artists decorate the stations: statues, paintings, mosiacs... The Stockholm Tunnelbana are known as the longest museum of modern art in the world: 110 kilometre!

The Stockholm subway system, called Tunnelbana or T-bana, consists of three lines, the green, red and blue, and the stations are marked with a sign showing a large blue T.

Some of the stations are colourfully decorated, like the one in this photo, at T-Centralen station.

We caught the subway a couple of times and found it clean, safe feeling and fairly straight forward.

The first time there was no ticket office attendant, and we couldn't see any ticket machines...so we travelled for free. The second time there was an attendant...but I think they may have sold us return tickets when we wanted one way...oh well, guess it made up for the free trip we had earlier that day!

When you visit Stockholm, there is al lot you have to see. To be able to see all beautiful things and places the best way to travel in stockholm i to use the public transportation system. Busses, Subway, "pendeltåg" and tvärbanan and so on.
The cheapes ticket for a tourist i a 1-day, or 3-days "travelcard" these tickets alow you to travel as much as you want during 1 or 3 days. If you stay longer than that you can buy travelcards for 30 days, even for a year. Here are some prices (jun 2004): (You can get a discount if you are under 18, over 65 or have retired with pension. That is why ther are two prices for eah alternative)

Travel cards
30 day card 600:- 360:-
3 day/72 hour 180:- 110:-
1 day/24 hour 95:- 55:-
Saturday-Sunday card 265:- ---

Season card
Jan-Apr 2135:- 1280:-
May-August 1730:- 1040:-
September-December 2330:- 1400:-
Year card 6195:- 3720:-

For a full pricelist and latest information visit www.sl.se, or , www.sl.se/english

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Stockholm has so to say a good network of public transport. Some of the attractions are just outside the city center, so you will need a ticket for the public transport. At the time I visited Stockholm, the daily card was sold for SEK equivalent of 10 euro but I am not sure how much it is now. Anyway this is an expencive price, seeing that in Athens for the same thing you will pay 3 euro, while it has maybe a better public transport network.

The system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground.

Some of the stations are real attractions. Rådhuset looks like a cave. Trädgården is also quite interesting.

the city has a fairly extensive underground/subway network known as the Tunnelbana or T-bana. There are three lines identified by colour - red, blue and green - which all pass through T-Centralen, the station adjoining the main train & bus station. Stations are identifiable by the white circular sign with a blue T.

We bought a 3 day travel card for 200 SEK which we were also able to use on the buses and was valid for all zones on the Tunnelbana. It was valid for the full 72 hours from when it was purchased so we were able to use it on the fourth morning before it ran out which proved handy! We were staying a little out of the city centre and taking the underground at least twice a day, as well as several bus trips etc to see the sights. So having the card was definitely the best option for us. Other options are to pay single fares [20 Sek for inner city], buy books of 10 tickets [for single journeys in the inner zone], a single day travel card or, if you buy a "Stockholm Card", this gives you free travel as well as entry to around 70 of Stockholms museums and attractions.

We were a little confused at first [we did arrive quite late at night and were tired!] but once we got going we found the Tunnelbana easy to use and felt safe even travelling late at night. Speaking of which, the operating hours are until 3.30am Sun through Thurs and to 4.30am on Fri & Sat.

The most convenient way to travel around Stockholm (especially if you're staying in a Hotel away from the main city center) is the subway.

Each trip costs 30SEK, while a 1 day ticket costs 100 SEK and a 3 day ticket costs 200 SEK.

These tickets are also valid for the connection to the airport by commuter train and bus, and some ferry connections (to Skansen for instance). It's best that you check if the ticket is valid before boarding.

One thing to look out for on the Tunnelbana is the art in some of the stations. our local stop, Kista, had this sculpture on the platform. They are decorated in different ways and some more than others but it certainly is more interesting to pass through & stop at than plain bland stations that all look alike!

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The best way to get around in Stockholm. You can buy zone tickets if you don´t travel so much with the subway/metro or you can buy 1, 3, 7 or 30 day travelcards. With the travelcard you can ride how much you want. You can use the zone ticket and travelcards at the bus also.

You can buy tickets and travelcards at Pressbyrån, they are located evrywhere in Stockholm. Mostly by a Tunnelbana (subway/metro) station.

For prices wisit the website.

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