STOCKHOLM | Public Transport

[dj4life]

Originally Posted by Svartmetall

Another 12 units were ordered in 2009 to be delivered in 2012. I'm not sure if there is more up-to-date information than this, but this is what I know about for the moment.

Nice to know that, even though it would be better, if the new trains were similar to the ones used in Malmö, i.e. pågatågen.

[Svartmetall]

Originally Posted by dj4life

Nice to know that, even though it would be better, if the new trains were similar to the ones used in Malmö, i.e. pågatågen.

The X60 are very, very similar to those used on the Pågatågen in Malmö (X61). They are the same basic train but the Pågatågen trains are actually smaller. There have been a LOT of orders for the X61 though, they'll soon be running in Västerås, Jonköping, Gothenburg and on the Bothniabanan which is great news. It's really good to see such wide scale modernisation of the rolling stock across Sweden.

[Svartmetall]

Transport Improvements

New Bus and Tram Depot on Lidingö

As part of the modernisation of the Lidingöbanan, a new bus depot and tram hall will be constructed in the Stockby industriområde. This is in preparation for the expansion of Spårväg City towards Ropsten.

The upgrade also consists of new vehicles and improved bus stops.


New Digital Signage at 1400 Bus Stops

To compliment the digital displays at all rail-based transport stations, new digital displays will be rolled out to 1400 bus stops across Stockholm County. All bus stops with more than 150 boardings per day will be equipped with the new system to ensure accurate and precise information for commuters and leisure travellers.


Improvement in service on the Roslagsbanan

Double tracking and extensive modernisation of the Roslagsbanan is ongoing with a new section of track under construction between Rydbo and Akers Ruhnu (a length of 5km).

[Svartmetall]

Art in the Metro

Odenplan Metro Station



A new addition to Odenplan station is a black octopus made from silicone rubber. The work was made by Thale Vangen from the Malmö Art Academy.


Citybanan Station Art Commission

With the two new underground stations for the Citybanan which will form the central part of the pendeltåg system comes new artwork.

SL is now accepting submissions on artwork to fill the two new stations from across Sweden and Europe.

[Tin_Can]

That octopus is creepy. Looks like smth worthy of 'XXX' rating


I hope it's okay if I post few pics of various public transport used in Stockholm.

First,various buses used in Stockholm (both LNG,biofuel & ethanol powered) Most are various models of Scania,the one on third photo is gas-powered MAN Lion's City.








Few ferries which operate between Stockholm city and islands on Stockholm archipelago.


And bonus - tram running on Djurgarden-Sergels Torg line.


I'll see if I can dig out smth more...

[dj4life]

Great pictures, Tin! Thank you.

[Svartmetall]

Excellent pictures, Tin! I love the buses there given that they are CNG or bioethanol/biofuel powered too.

As for the octopus - it's only XXX if you're into certain Japanese stuff.

[dj4life]

Originally Posted by Tin_Can

And bonus - tram running on Djurgarden-Sergels Torg line.

Today i went to Djurgården with one of these trams and now i can say that they are pure class. The trams complement the comfortable metro and pendeltåg systems well.
P.S.

Happy Easter to everyone!

[Tooga]

Originally Posted by Svartmetall

Yeah, the X1/X10 trains are used, but not the former Deutschebahn X420 stock. The X420 stock were either scrapped or put in storage.

As of 1 April 2011, the X1 is no longer used by SL. The remaining trains will be scrapped, although Bombadier have bought two X1 trains for ERTMS testing.

[Dan]

Niceeee...the X10 isn't so bad, but the X1 is crap!

[Svartmetall]

Originally Posted by Tooga

As of 1 April 2011, the X1 is no longer used by SL. The remaining trains will be scrapped, although Bombadier have bought two X1 trains for ERTMS testing.

Excellent, thank you for the information! Unfortunately not being in Stockholm sometimes makes my information a little out of date so it's great to see others contributing to the thread.

[xtcgr]

does anyone know which company will take over the construction of stockholm's metro expansion ?

[Svartmetall]

Originally Posted by xtcgr

does anyone know which company will take over the construction of stockholm's metro expansion ?

Huh? Firstly, what expansion? Secondly, MTR are the current franchise holders for the Stockholm Tunnelbana. They took over from Veolia Transport who still run certain operations in Stockholm.

All public transport is overseen by SL in Stockholm.

[dj4life]

If talking about the advantages of 'SL' and other public transportation companies, operating in Sweden, i have remembered that the ones who travel with children go-carts or disabled persons, can get in and out of a bus through other doors (not first ones) and travel for free. This system doesn't in several places, though.

[Svartmetall]

Originally Posted by dj4life

If talking about the advantages of 'SL' and other public transportation companies, operating in Sweden, i have remembered that the ones who travel with children go-carts or disabled persons, can get in and out of a bus through other doors (not first ones) and travel for free. This system doesn't in several places, though.

So are you saying that SL (and other operators in Sweden) are generally very disabled-friendly on their networks?

[dj4life]

Originally Posted by Svartmetall

So are you saying that SL (and other operators in Sweden) are generally very disabled-friendly on their networks?

It is very hard to value this, since i haven't studied all the possible situations, yet, judging from what i have seen while using the public transport in Stockholm and Gothenburg, people bringing children wagons or disabled persons didn't have many problems to get into buses. I would say that the public transport system is 'friendly' to everyone and easy to use, but, of course, there is always some space for improvement.

[Svartmetall]

Slussen Rebuild News

Slussen is one of the biggest transportation hubs in Stockholm with a bus station, the end station of the Saltsjöbanan, the red and green lines of the tunnelbana, a bus station and major highways underneath södermalm as well as being a traffic solution to vessels traversing the Stockholm archipelago. The pendeltåg also passes underground to Stockholm south station even though it doesn't stop at Slussen.

In its current condition, Slussen is rather a blight on Stockholm and there has been talk of improving it for a long period of time. Costs and the inevitable disruption of public transport traffic and road traffic have made proposals problematic at best. However, due to public pressure and political will, change is now starting.

Here are the latest proposals for the new hub.









Thanks to Bosco and other Swedish forumers for this information.

[Svartmetall]

Citybanan Construction Update

The Citybanan project to build a new underground link for the Stockholm Commuter rail is currently under construction and due to be operational by 2017. Here are some new updates:

Construction videos:





New station render:

[dj4life]

Your thread is great, Svartmetall, and it is very nice to see the up to date material!

[Svartmetall]

I have all of you Swedish forumers to thank for your hard work collecting information from Swedish language websites so that I can put together this thread. It is you guys who do most of the work, I simply put it in one place!