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Tvärbanan is once again open since this morning. They've added some switches and a couple of side-tracks so trains can turn back at more places and replaced the old signalling system with the "new" one (that's finally good enough) so now the trams can go the whole line in one go (no transfer needed at Alvik). And added the extension from Sickla Udde to Sickla. So far it seems to be working fine, we'll see how passenger numbers build back to "normal" and beyond quite soon.:) https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...6a&oe=5A3D825C pic from facebook user Torkel L Quote:
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Yesterday the extension of the #7 tram to T-centralen opened! Finally the tram has a direct connection with the subway.
A couple of pictures to show the transformation: taken from this https://twitter.com/KTengliden/statu...32939520]tweet by https://twitter.com/KTengliden 2013 vs 2018 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmP3KIGXoAAH-IH.jpg:large and a couple more from the same guy: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmP4JUGXoAAmyCh.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmP4JULW4AAhPt2.jpg and a webcam: http://www.webbkameror.se/webbkamero...torg/index.php http://83.140.123.181/ImageHarvester...=1536078464393 |
6 months later, here's another update:
The ceremonial first blast for the extension of the Blue subway line from Akalla to Barkarby was this Monday (2019-03-04). https://www.stockholmdirekt.se/nyhet...z4UX8MCF6wcKw/ (in Swedish only) It's only two stations, but will both connect a new built area Barkarbystaden that is fairly well made, urban and dense, and end at the commuter rail station Barkarby (which just got a total make-over with the new subway connection and a new better bus terminal in mind, while being part of a foutracking of the line) Barkarbystaden: http://nyatunnelbanan.sll.se/sites/t...3%A4stra_0.jpg source https://www.sll.se/contentassets/932...jpg?preset=690 source Barkarby Station: http://nyatunnelbanan.sll.se/sites/t...sstorget_0.jpg source https://www.sll.se/link/6bd6983a352a...spx?preset=690 source ________________________________________________________________ Some sneaky construction of the Blue line southwards extension has been made because it connects directly to an office & residential development: https://www.instagram.com/p/BrW25rjgV_y/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BrURj3LgXpL/ What will the non-subway development look like? It's the red high-rise and the red wavy low-rise plus the other non-industrial buildings along the edges of that same block. https://www.fastighetsvarlden.se/wp-...ka-800x401.jpg source ________________________________________________________________ Construction of Tvärbanan LRT branch to Kista/Helenelund is also under way now. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/st...har-ska-den-ga (in Swedish only, again) The line will end at Helendelund (commuter rail station) and go by way of the Blue line Subway stations Rissne and Kista (one on each branch of the Blue line) and also have a stop right by Bromma Airport (mostly domestic flights, hopefully will torn down when current contracts end in 2038). One section of elevated structure was completed earlier since it might be a lot more difficult to build at the same time as the rest of the line due to another construction project right next door. https://www.stockholmdirekt.se/_inte...6e9rk8bf9.jpeg source A few renders from Region Stockholm (the County Council Authority [Landsting] and County [Län] were merged at newyears into a "Region") of the rest of the line: https://www.sll.se/globalassets/2.-k...jpg?preset=690 source https://www.sll.se/link/99b81576461a...spx?preset=690 source https://www.sll.se/link/209e8d40b05c...spx?preset=690 source https://www.sll.se/link/715927f3d2a3...spx?preset=690 source ________________________________________________________________ Quote:
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Very nice. I want to visit Stockholm so bad...
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_________________________________________________________________ https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a...fjPOKI1VTLLzX4 A bus exploded yesterday in central Stockholm. No passengers on board and the driver was reportedly not seriously injured. The bus had passed by several warning signs and drove into a beam protecting a too-low-for-the-bus tunnel entrance. This collision punctured (and possibly deformed) the CNG tanks on top, which then created an explosion. https://external-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...BcuNQ2CktrwarK source |
I was googling about the Sickla transfer between the metro, lightrail, and saltsjobanan, and saw that at some point there was a plan to actually convert the Saltsjobanan to light rail and connect it to the Tvarbanan. What ever happened to that idea, did it die?
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Yeah, it died. Iirc the plan lacked funding and political support. So it fizzled out and instead we got the extension to Sickla a year and a half ago. IMO it was good it didn't happen. Better to have Tvärbanan free to go over or under the water to Djurgården/Ropsten, and Saltsjöbanan still would be possible to double track to a far greater extent and my personal ultimate dream for it would be to have it not go to Slussen but instead in a new tunnel under Folkungagatan and have interchange stations with the Blue & Green subway lines, Commuter Rail and then turn a bit north to have and interchange with the Red subway line at Hornstull (and possibly head northwest from there).
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A press event was held yesterday showing the new C30 subway cars to the press.
Articles with videos: SVT Stockholm StockholmDirekt.se |
Four years later, time to drop an update on the progress with the new subway extensions!
First the Green lines new "Yellow" branch. Station caves taking shape. https://www.skyscrapercity.com/cdn-c...7-png.4492660/ The expansion of the subway yard in Högdalen, and the new connecting track to the Farsta-branch which will mean the yard connects to both the Green and Blue line after the Hagsätra branch turns Blue. IMO this lacks a connecting track to the mainline railway shortly south of the yard, would create the first direct track connection to the subway from the mainlines (existing connection is via a LRT line & some very old freight tracks). https://www.skyscrapercity.com/cdn-c...7-png.4492661/ The Blue line southern extension under the Salt Sea & Södermalm https://www.skyscrapercity.com/cdn-c...2-png.4492662/ The Blue line's takeover of the Hagsätra branch from the Green line: https://www.skyscrapercity.com/cdn-c...3-png.4492663/ Blue line southern extension, eastern (brand new!) branch to Nacka. https://www.skyscrapercity.com/cdn-c...0-png.4492664/ Finally the northwestern extension of the Blue line, all major blasting is now done! https://www.skyscrapercity.com/cdn-c...0-png.4492665/ |
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