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  • Purpose & Need/
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    • Equity
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    • Zurich - Durchmesserlinie
    • Malmo - Citytunneln
    • Leipzig - City-Tunnel
    • Stockholm - Citybanan
    • Ottawa - Confederation Line
    • Gothenburg - Vastlanken
    • London - Crossrail
    • London - Jubilee Extension
    • Oslo - Follo Line
    • New York - East Side Access
    • Philadelphia - Center City Commuter Connection
    • Cambridge & Somerville - Red Line Extension
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    • Rise And Fall Of Highways
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View of Stockholm's Knight's Islet (Riddarholmen)

North South Rail Link

Integrated Regional Rail

Stockholm - Citybanan

North South Rail Link

  • Purpose & Need/
    • A Region Divided
    • Connectivity
    • Capacity
    • Equity
    • Efficiency
    • Sustainability
    • Competitiveness
    • Why Now
  • Design & Construction/
    • Alignment
    • Construction
    • Equipment
  • Comparable Projects/
    • Projects Overview
    • Zurich - Durchmesserlinie
    • Malmo - Citytunneln
    • Leipzig - City-Tunnel
    • Stockholm - Citybanan
    • Ottawa - Confederation Line
    • Gothenburg - Vastlanken
    • London - Crossrail
    • London - Jubilee Extension
    • Oslo - Follo Line
    • New York - East Side Access
    • Philadelphia - Center City Commuter Connection
    • Cambridge & Somerville - Red Line Extension
  • Brief History/
    • Legacy of Bold Investments
    • Two Terminals
    • Rise And Fall Of Highways
    • Land Use Impacts
  • Next Steps/
    • Connect
    • FAQ
    • Learn More
    • News
    • Supporters
    • About

Stockholm, Sweden’s capital, built it’s first rail link in 1871. More than a century later, this two-track link was carrying 550 trains per day, and more capacity was needed. In 2009 the city began work on a second 2-track rail link, called Citybanan, which will be completed in 2017 at a cost of about $2 Billion. The project is 3.7 miles long, and includes 2 new underground stations providing direct connections to the existing subway lines. Work is being done below a historic city center and a harbor crossing, through granite, all without disrupting existing transportation services.

View of Stockholm's Knight's Islet (Riddarholmen)

View of Stockholm's Knight's Islet (Riddarholmen)

Citybanan rail link is being built under the harbor and below the buildings in the foreground. The original 1871 rail line is visible to the left and right.   [BDO Sverige]

Route of Stockholm City Banan Rail Link

Route of Stockholm City Banan Rail Link

The original 1871 rail link is visible on the right. The new link passes below the harbor and main rail station beyond.   [photomontage © Ahlqvist och Almqvist Arkitekter AB]

Route of the Stockholm Citybanan Rail Link Project

Route of the Stockholm Citybanan Rail Link Project

New stations are shown in blue.   [© Trafikverket]

Birdseye view of the route of Stockholm's Citybanan Rail Link

Birdseye view of the route of Stockholm's Citybanan Rail Link

Stockholm's Citybanan Rail Link passes under the harbor and Knight's Islet, then below the main railway stations, with connections to transit lines.   [© GoogleEarth]

Centralen Station of the Stockholm City Banan Rail Link

Centralen Station of the Stockholm City Banan Rail Link

New rail platforms are being mined below the main transit station, with direct escalator connections between them.   [© C.F. Møller Architects in collaboration with LINK Arkitekter]

Stockholm Centralen Station

Stockholm Centralen Station

New rail platforms are being constructed below the existing main subway station (upper left), with direct escalator connections between them.   [Illustration © Ahlqvist och Almqvist Arkitekter AB]

Stockholm Citybanan Rail Link Project

Stockholm Citybanan Rail Link Project

Detail of intermodal connection between regional rail and subway lines.   [Illustration © Ahlqvist och Almqvist Arkitekter AB]

Construction of Odenplan Station, on the Stockholm Citybanan

Construction of Odenplan Station, on the Stockholm Citybanan

Due to the stability of the bedrock, the cavern and tunnels are mined, with the use of TBM's. An immersed tube tunnel crosses the harbor.   [photo © Mikael Ullén]

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View of Stockholm's Knight's Islet (Riddarholmen)
Route of Stockholm City Banan Rail Link
Route of the Stockholm Citybanan Rail Link Project
Birdseye view of the route of Stockholm's Citybanan Rail Link
Centralen Station of the Stockholm City Banan Rail Link
Stockholm Centralen Station
Stockholm Citybanan Rail Link Project
Construction of Odenplan Station, on the Stockholm Citybanan
 
 

Delays and overcrowding on rail services are caused by the fact that Stockholm simply doesn't have enough railway tracks. So we're now constructing more tracks and making room for more trains. The City Line is the new railway for you and for Stockholm -- a six-kilometre commuter train tunnel and new commuter stations at Odenplan and T-Centralen.

C.F. Moller project description

Stockholm Citybanan Construction Photo Gallery on Flickr

 
 
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