Fittja metro station
Stockholm Metro station
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Fittja is a station on Line 13 of the Red line of the Stockholm Metro, located in Fittja, Botkyrka Municipality, Sweden. The outdoor station opened on 1 October 1972 as the south-western terminus of the extension from Vårberg. On 12 January 1975, the line was extended further to Norsborg.[2]
Coordinates59°14′51″N 17°51′39″E
Elevation18.1 m (59 ft) above sea level
SystemStockholm metro station
Fittja  | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 59°14′51″N 17°51′39″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 18.1 m (59 ft) above sea level | ||||||||||
| System | Stockholm metro station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Storstockholms Lokaltrafik | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | FIJ | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1972 | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 6,550 boarding per weekday[1] | ||||||||||
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The station features a copy of the Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd bronze sculpture Non-Violence, the original of which was made in memory of John Lennon. Under the canopy roof of the entrance to Fittja centre hang two light sculptures made of opal-coloured plastic, created by Eva Rosengren.[3]
Fittja metro station in September 2006
Elevated approach to the station
