Geography Stockholm comprises of 14 districts or islands that are connected by about 50 bridges on the Lake Macaren, which flows into the Baltics. The city is made of 30% waterways and 30% green spaces, making Stockholm a metropolitan surrounded by and consisting of natural resources. Mcafee web reporter. How to Reach ( Transport) By Plane - there are 4 airports found in and around Stockholm. The primary airport is Stockholm - Arlanda Airport, or simply known as Arlanda - that provides domestic and international flights to most of the major cities in the world. Bromma Airport, located 8km west of the city centre, provides domestic flights, as well as to nearby countries such as Norway, Estonia, and Belgium.
Skavsta Airport, located 100km southwest of the city centre serves domestic flights, while Vasteras Airport, located 100km west of the city centre provides flights to and from London. By Train - the main train station is called Stockholm Central, providing both commuter and long-distance routes to farther cities and international destinations. The Tunnelbana is the city's metro system, with 100 stations located across the city centre. The Pendeltag is Stockholm's system for suburban areas. By Bus - the City Central is the main bus terminal, connected to the Stockholm Central and the T Centralen. Buses are available for domestic and long-distance routes. By Boat - Stockholm has a number of seaports that serve trips to other islands and cities.
The Stockholm Public Transport integrates most modes of transportation such as the light rail, the ferry, the subway, and the bus system - all using an integrated ticket system called the SL Access. By Taxi - several companies are available within the city centre but they can be expensive as operators asking for more than what is to be paid is not illegal. By Bike - bike paths are located in most roads with several bike stands available with bicycles for rent. When to Visit The best time of the year to visit Stockholm is in the summer - during the months of July and August. This is the time when the city experiences the warmest weather, with temperatures at 68-71 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as almost 24 hours of complete daylight.
However, summer is also the priciest time to visit Stockholm, as businesses raise prices to meet the peak season. Culture (Fairs and Festivals) and Traditions Stockholm Culture Festival - Every year in August, the streets of the inner city are filled with performances of all sorts - from art to music, to dancing, to theatre, and even film and photography.
Stockholm celebrates all kinds of culture that draw locals and international visitors to the 6-8 stages and performances all across the city. Stockholm Jazz Festival - one of the country's oldest festivals, local, national, and international jazz musicians come together to perform and learn about this beloved genre of music.
Every July of the year, performances are spread across different venues around the city. Stockholm International Film Festival - a gathering of Sweden's filmmakers, as well as showings of international films, this festival is held every 2nd half of November. Points of Interest (Places to Visit) Old Town/Gamla Stan - a must place to visit in Stockholm, the old town is one of the largest and best preserved medieval city centres in Europe. Stroll through cobble-stoned streets and well-preserved historic buildings that have been turned into cafes, restaurants, and shops. Vasa Museum - the most visited museum in Scandinavia, the Vasa Museum is a salvaged 17th century warship that is the best preserved in the world. Skyview/Ericsson Globe - the Ericsson Globe is the biggest spherical building in the world - an indoor arena that has held notable events in its establishment, an elevated incline has glass gondolas that take people from the base to the building, that's perched at 130 meters above sea level. Skogskyrkogarden Cemetery - a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this cemetery is credited for changing cemetery design across the world.
It provides a beautiful view of landscape architecture from Nordic Classicism styles to nature functionalism. Accommodation There are many places to stay in Stockholm that cater to different types of travelers.
The city centre is packed with expensive 4-star hotels while cheaper alternatives can be found in the city limits. Hostels and cheaper places to stay within the city are very few so it's best to book in advance. IW20140822 COUNTRY Sweden LOCATION Situated on the east coast of Sweden at the mouth of lake Malaren and its adjacent Stockholm archipelago, the central part of Stockholm consists of fourteen islands. The city center is situated in the Riddarfjarden bay.
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES Latitude 59º21' N, Longitude 18º4' E POPULATION 795,163 (2007) Other City Maps Flight Schedule from Stockholm to other cities.
I will be arriving at Arlanda airport-late afternoon. It will be early evening before I get to the central station.
From there I need to take the bus or the T-banna to a stop close to my hotel and then walk a few blocks to the hotel Where is the best place to get a street map of Stockholm(so I can locate my small hotel) a T banna map and a bus map. Either ordering in advance or getting those maps when I arrive? I assume the tourist center across from the central station will be closed when I arrive around 6:30 PM. A cab sounds easier but as I understand it, cabs are quite expensive.
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A C14 train on towards Norsborg in Overview Native name Stockholms tunnelbana Locale, Transit type Number of lines 7 Number of stations 100 Daily ridership 898,630 (average, 2013) Annual ridership 328 million (2013) Website (in English) Operation Began operation 30 September 1933 (as ) 1 October 1950 (as metro) Operator(s) Train length 140 metres (460 ft) Technical System length 105.7 km (65.7 mi) 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 1⁄ 2 in) 650 (line 13, 14, 17, 18 and 19) 750 V DC third rail (line 10 and 11) Top speed 80 km/h (50 mph) System map. This diagram:. The Stockholm metro (: Stockholms tunnelbana, literally: Stockholm's Tunnel Rail) is a system in,. The first line opened in 1950, and today the system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground.
There are three coloured on the tube maps. These do however form seven actual routes (with different termini). Routes number 17, 18 and 19 (belonging to the green main line), 13 and 14 (red main line) and 10 and 11 (blue main line) all go through in a very centralized metro system. All seven actual lines use The T-Centralen hub station.
Apart from this Central Station for the metro, there exists just one other junction, the Fridhemsplan station, although both the green and red lines are mutually accessible at the Slussen and Gamla Stan stations. The metro is like the and the, but unlike the and in Berlin, in that it is equipped with ticket gates. Single tickets must be bought in advance (typically in privately owned smaller shops and kiosks), or at ticket machines that are available in all underground stations and on several tram- bus- or boat stops.
Passengers can also buy tickets at the ticket booth, just by the gates to the metro. In 2013, the metro carried 328 million passengers, which corresponds to approximately 898,630 riders per day. The 105.7-kilometre-long (65.7 mi) metro system is owned by the through the company (SL).
The operation is contracted to since 2 November 2009. The Stockholm metro system has been called 'the world's longest art gallery', with more than 90 of the network's 100 stations decorated with sculptures, rock formations, mosaics, paintings, installations, engravings and reliefs by over 150 different artists. C20, popularly called 'Vagn 2000', the newest train type Rolling stock There are two main types of in the Stockholm metro: the newer C20 stock, and the older C1–C15 stocks, which are collectively referred to as the Cx stock. A train typically consists of two or three cars of the C20 stock connected in double or triple configuration (six or nine cars), or six or eight cars of the Cx stock. A full length train—three C20 cars, or eight Cx cars—is about 140 metres (460 ft) in length, and takes about 1,250 passengers, of which about 380 can be seated.
The Blue Line—as well as the Red Line (from to )—was built with longer platforms to allow running trains consisting of ten Cx cars. When the C20 was introduced, it appeared that trains consisting of four C20 cars would not fit completely on these platforms. There are 271 cars of the C20 stock, and around 250 Cx stock cars. The green line only uses the new cars, and they are used most of the time on the Red and Blue Lines. However, during rush hours, especially on shortened services, older cars are commonly seen. Of the older cars the stocks C6, C14 and C15 are still in use, with the C6's operating on the red line and the C14/C15's on the blue line. C14/C15 trains may occasionally show up on the red line as well.
All trains are based at, and depots on line 17, 18 and 19, on line 13 and 14, and on line 10 and 11. Historically the metro is converted from a tramway and the older sections were run as tramway for a few years.
The naming convention for rolling stock comes from this, where A are motorised trams, B are unmotorised trams (trailers) and C are metro cars. Former rolling stock (including prototypes). Interior of a new C20 car The C20 car is double-, 46.5 metres (153 ft) in length, 2.9 metres (9.5 ft) in width, 3.8 metres (12 ft) in height, and weighs 67 tonnes (66 long tons; 74 short tons). It uses only four bogies, two under the middle part, and one under each end part of car. The car takes 126 seated passengers, and 288 standing passengers.
The C20 stock cars were built between 1997 and 2004 and first entered service in 1998. A single prototype car designated C20F stock is in use. Built on 's FICAS technology, it has a lighter body, much thinner side walls, and more space compared to the regular C20, by using a sandwich-like composite construction of the body. It also has air-conditioning for passenger area, whereas standard C20 has air-conditioning only for the driver's cab. The C20F weighs 65 tonnes (64 long tons; 72 short tons), other exterior measurements are the same as for the C20. The C20F has the same number of seats as the C20, but has space for 323 standing passengers.
C30 stock cars The C30 is a future articulated train type intended to be delivered from 2018 onwards for use on the red line. The 80 cars are expected to cost 2-3 billion. Infrastructure and safety. A train on the way between and. The Stockholm metro runs electrically using a with a nominal operating voltage of 650 on line 13, 14, 17, 18 and 19; and 750 V DC on lines 10 and 11. The maximum speed is 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) on the Red and Blue Lines, 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) on the Green Line (50 kilometres per hour (31 mph) at the platforms). Maximum acceleration and deceleration is 0.8 m/s 2.
The reason for the lower speed limit on the Green Line is due to tighter curves than on the other lines, because the Green Line was built by under streets in the inner city, while the other lines are bored at greater depth. Two safety systems exist on the metro: the older system manufactured by in use on the Red and Blue Lines and a modern system in use on the Green Line manufactured. To allow close-running trains with a high level of safety, the metro uses a continuous signal safety system that sends information continually to the train's safety system. The signal is picked up from the through two placed in front of the first wheel and compared with data about the train's speed. Automatic braking is triggered if the train exceeds the maximum permitted speed at any time. The driver is given information about the speed limit through a display in the driver's cabin; in C20 stock, and in Cx stock outfitted for operation with the new signal system installed on the Green Line, this is a speedometer with a red maximum speed indicator (needle), while the traditional display in the Cx stock is a set of three lights indicating one of three permitted speeds (high, medium, low). The system allows two trains to come close to each other but prevents collisions occurring at speeds greater than 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph).
More modern systems also ensure that stop signals are not passed. Another possibility is, which helps the driver by driving the train automatically. However, the driver still operates the door controls and allows the train to start. ATO is as of 2006 only available on the Green line, where a new signal system was installed in the late 1990s. This signal system, together with the C20 rolling stock, permits the use of ATO. The signalling system on the Red Line is however being replaced with manufactured by which will go into operation in 2014.
Graffiti. Graffiti at the, on the red line Since the mid-1980s, the Stockholm metro has been seriously affected. Previously a train on which graffiti had been painted could remain in service for weeks and graffiti could remain in place at stations for months if not for years. Nowadays, however, trains with graffiti are taken out of service immediately and graffiti at stations is regularly cleaned up within a few days. The cost of graffiti and other types of has been calculated at approximately 100 million per year.
During the 1990s, the (SL) started outsourcing security to private security firms, some of which have been accused of using unlawful methods, such as the use of plainclothes guards and heavy-handed treatment of vandals arrested, and even heavy-handed treatment of ticketless passengers trying to escape. Since 2005, the Stockholm Police have assigned a special task force ( Klotterkommissionen) to address these issues. The mainstay among the private security contractors in the fight against graffiti is the.
Future In 2013, it was announced that agreement had been reached on the future of several extensions. Preliminary planning started in 2016 and revenue service on the first sections is projected to begin in 2020. Extension of the Blue Line southwards from. There will be a new station at Sofia on, after which the line splits with one branch continuing to (with three new intermediate stations), and the other to new underground platforms at after which it will take over the current Green line branch to.
This allows higher frequencies on the Green Line branches to and which are currently limited by the fact that three branches pass the bottleneck at T-Centralen. Extension of the Blue Line north-west from to railway station via one new station.
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Construction of a new fourth metro line, initially consisting of a short three-station line running north from via the new development at and ending in (around the vicinity of the and the ), with construction of said segment to finish in 2022. This is planned for eventual extension to and in the north-east, interchanging with the existing Red Line to. In 2014, this line was given the colour yellow, after a contest was held by Stockholm County Council to determine the colour for the new line. In 2017, another agreement was reached regarding several public transportation projects in Stockholm. The agreement included a new line between and via. See also.
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