Tvärbanan
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Tvärbanan is a light rail system in Stockholm, Sweden. Its name literally translated into English is Crossways track, which has its origin in that it connects many bus and rail lines crossways by linking together the southern and eastern subway branches of Stockholm Metro (Tunnelbanan), Nockebybanan, and Stockholm commuter rail (Pendeltåg).
The railway is separatated from roads in most parts, but there is a large section in Gröndal where the rails run on roads among regular road traffic.
Traffic on Tvärbanan started in 2000 first between Gullmarsplan and Liljeholmen, then later between Liljeholmen and Alvik and in 2002 between Gullmarsplan and Sickla udde.
There are discussions to extend Tvärbanan both north to Kista and Solna, and east to Nacka and Slussen. These extensions would lead it to have interchange options with the metro blue lines and Saltsjöbanan as well.
Lines
Tvärbanan has a single line with seventeen stations, going from Sickla udde south of the Stockholm city centre through Gullmarsplan, Årsta, Liljeholmen, Gröndal and Stora Essingen to Alvik west of the city centre.
| Line | Stretch | Length | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Sickla udde – Alvik | 11.5 km | 17 |
Main interchange options
- Alvik
- *Metro green lines 17, 18 and 19
- *Nockebybanan (light rail line 12)
- Liljeholmen
- *Metro red lines 13 and 14
- Årstaberg
- *Commuter rail lines 35 and 36
- Gullmarsplan
- *Metro green lines 17, 18 and 19
- *Large number of bus lines to Tyresö, Haninge, Årsta and Södermalm
External links
- [PDF map of Tvärbanan and Nockbybanan lines]
- [PDF map of all SL rail lines]
- [Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (Stockholm Transport)] - Official site (English)
- [Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (Stockholm Transport)] - Official site (Swedish)
| Public transport in Stockholm | |
|---|---|
| Metro, regional/suburban rail: | Stockholm Metro | Commuter rail | Roslagsbanan | Saltsjöbanan |
| Light rail, tram: | Tvärbanan | Nockebybanan | Lidingöbanan | Djurgården line |
| Airport transport: | Arlanda Express | Flygbussarna |
| Transport responsible: | Storstockholms Lokaltrafik | Waxholmsbolaget |
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