{"id":619,"date":"2019-03-18T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyatunnelbanan.se\/2019\/03\/18\/bang-start-new-metro\/"},"modified":"2021-12-03T14:20:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T14:20:15","slug":"bang-start-new-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyatunnelbanan.se\/en\/news\/bang-start-new-metro\/","title":{"rendered":"Loud start for the new Metro"},"content":{"rendered":"
Around 80 guests, seven speeches and one big bang. On Monday  March 4th, the historic expansion of the Metro was initiated.<\/span><\/address>\n

Published: 2019-03-18<\/p>\n

Construction began with a ceremonial starting blast in a rock cavern in Barkarby, which brought together all the parties who are involved in paying for the new Metro.<\/span><\/p>\n

The rock cavern is a legacy from the time when the location was a military airfield. The first new Metro tunnels will be built from there, and soon we will see huge trucks driving around – filled with the stone that has been blasted out.<\/p>\n

A long-awaited day<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cWe\u2019re finally beginning construction! This is the day that I and all my colleagues have worked so hard for and longed for, for several years,\u201d says Anna Nyl\u00e9n.<\/p>\n

She is project manager for the Blue Line to Barkarby, which is the first part of the new Metro to be built, although today’s starting blast is for the whole construction:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now starting the largest expansion in Stockholm public transport since the Blue Line was built in the 70s! “It really feels like a historic day,” says administration director for the new subway M\u00e5rten Frumerie.<\/span><\/p>\n

A new Yellow Line<\/strong><\/span>
The metro\u2019s Blue Line is to be extended from Akalla to Barkaby, and from Kungstr\u00e4dg\u00e5rden to Nacka and the southern suburbs. A brand new Yellow Line will be built from Odenplan to Arenastaden and eventually a new line will also be built from Fridhemsplan to \u00c4lvsj\u00f6.<\/span>
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Speakers in the picture:<\/span><\/strong>
Kristoffer Tamsons (M), Traffic Region Council<\/em>
Irene Svenonius (M), Financial Region Council<\/em>
Anna K\u00f6nig J\u00e4rlmyr (M), Municipal Chairman of the City of Stockholm<\/em>
Mats Gerdau (M), Municipal Chairman of Nacka Municipality<\/em>
Pehr Granfalk (M), Municipal Chairman of the City of Solna<\/em>
Emma Feldman (M), Municipal Chairman of J\u00e4rf\u00e4lla Municipality<\/em>
Helena Sundberg, Stockholm Regional Manager, Swedish Transport Administration<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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