About the new metro
18 stations
and 30 kilometers of new tracks
135 500 housing
is being built along the routes
18 stations
and 30 kilometers of new tracks
135 500 housing
is being built along the routes
Foto: Region Stockholm/Liza Simonsson
Background
A quarter of Sweden’s population currently lives in Stockholm County. This presents both great opportunities and significant challenges. Among other things, we need more housing and new travel options. With the new metro, distances will shrink as Stockholm grows. The transformation will become visible as cityscapes change and new areas take shape.
The initiative is a collaboration between the state, Region Stockholm, Järfälla Municipality, Nacka Municipality, Solna City, and the City of Stockholm, who are jointly financing the expansion. The entire expansion will cost a total of 54 billion SEK at the 2016 price level.
Future metro map. Click on the image to make it bigger.
New Routes
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Akalla–Barkarby, Blue Line.
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Kungsträdgården–Nacka and Söderort, Blue Line.
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Odenplan–Arenastaden, Green Line.
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Fridhemsplan–Älvsjö, Yellow Line.
The Future Metro Map
This is what Stockholm’s metro map will look like once the entire expansion is completed. The new metro will create new travel routes and many new transfer points.
How do you travel by metro today? Will you be able to take new routes in the future?
Facts
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18 stations.
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30 kilometers of new tracks.
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130,500 new homes will be built in the municipalities receiving the new metro.
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180,000 more people will be able to travel by metro every day.
The New Metro
Region Stockholm’s Administration for the Expanded Metro is responsible for building the new metro. In total, 18 stations and 30 kilometers of new tracks will be constructed. Once the ongoing expansion is complete, the metro network will extend to Barkarby, Arenastaden, and Nacka. Additionally, a completely new underground line will be built between Fridhemsplan and Älvsjö.
The regional council has also tasked the administration with investigating possible solutions for a future metro extension to the area where Bromma Airport is currently located. This study will take place between 2025 and 2026. At this stage, the assignment only includes an investigation of a potential expansion, and there is no political decision on its implementation.
Look at the video about the new metro
All projects
Blue Line to Barkarby
The metro’s Blue Line is being extended from Akalla to Barkarby. This expansion provides new travel opportunities and shorter journey times. At the same time, it enables the construction of new housing in Veddesta and Barkarbystaden. For all public transport travelers, Barkarby will become a key hub with multiple modes of transportation.
Blue Line to Nacka and Söderort
The metro’s Blue Line is being extended from Kungsträdgården to Nacka and Söderort. This expansion enables new housing in Nacka and Stockholm while providing more travel opportunities, easing congestion at Slussen, and increasing public transport capacity.
Green Line to Arenastaden
The metro’s Green Line is being extended from Odenplan to Arenastaden. The new branch will have three new stations in Stockholm and Solna. This expansion enables new housing and provides more travel options to some of Stockholm’s fastest-growing districts.
Yellow Line to Älvsjö
The Yellow Line to Älvsjö enables tens of thousands of new homes with sustainable transportation. The line relieves the existing public transport network and makes travel between central and southern Stockholm easier with new convenient transfer points.
Expanded Depot in Högdalen
We are expanding and modernizing the metro depot in Högdalen to accommodate more trains as Stockholm’s metro system grows. A new tunnel is also being built to connect the depot to the metro’s Farsta branch.
Two negotiations resulted in the new metro expansion
All political bodies have made the necessary decisions for the metro expansion. The decisions are based on two negotiations:
The 2013 Stockholm Negotiation
In January 2014, an agreement was entered into between the government, Region Stockholm, the City of Stockholm, Järfälla Municipality, Nacka Municipality and Solna Municipality. This agreement means that:
- The metro will be expanded to Arenastaden, Barkarby, Nacka and Söderort.
- The depot in Högdalen will be expanded.
- The municipalities will build a total of 78,000 new homes adjacent to the metro.
The 2017 National Negotiation on Housing and Infrastructure
- Another station for the Yellow Line, Södra Hagalund. 4,000 homes in what is currently the Hagalund industrial area.
- New line between Fridhemsplan and Älvsjö. The agreement includes 48,500 new homes.