During tuesday night we took a test train out from Work to check the radio communications equipment in the tunnels of the blue line on the Stockholm metro. During these tests we found at one of the turning points these incredible stalagmites formed by water frozen to ice. This water drips from the ceiling of the tunnel and forms incredible shapes.
Today I believe they started melting again because the temperature has gone from sub-zero to just above now and just walking down the street is really a perilous business these days…
The photos below are not taken with my ordinary camera but with my work cam which is a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3:
Tags: cold, formations, frozen, ice, Metro, Panasonic DMC-LX3, phenomenon, stalagmites, stockholm, strange, sweden, tunnelbana, tunnels, underground, winter
Odenplan metro station in the heart of the green line that is the oldest metro line in Stockholm is one of the most busy stations. During the peak-hours the traffic runs every three minutes or even faster some times, the trains are virtually tail to nose as they pass by.
Odenplan metro station. This shot was inspired by a similar shot from Stina's blog!
The above photo was inspired by Stina’s similar photograph of the same station.
I kind of like these older stations in the metro they are very fifties in a way and they have a very special feeling to them.
3 minute traffic and oncoming trains all the time...
Check out Hötorget, S:t Eriksplan and Odenplan.
Tags: 090325, 2009, march, Odenplan, spring, stockholm metro, sweden, u-bahn, underground
Kungsträdgården is one of the most remarkable underground metro stations in the Stockholm Metro system. It is the south end point of the blue line and from here it goes to both Akalla and Hjulsta. The Kungsträdgården stop is just one stop south of the central station, T-Centralen.
The station is located in the bedrock under Jakobsgatan, Jakobs church and Arsenalsgatan through the Kungsträdgården park area. The platform is about 35 meters below ground and can be reached through the entrances placed at Regeringsgatan/Gallerian or Arsenalsgatan. There are two tracks here and trains going to Hjulsta and Akalla always starts from the same side. The Akalla line sometimes have to cross tracks with south going trains and this causes frequent delays. Both tracks may change sides to left hand side traffic north of the platform since the whole metro system makes use of left hand side driving of the trains.
The artist who did the fabulous work in this station is called Ulrik Samuelson and he has found inspiration from the palaces around kungsträdgården. The red man here is a war god that used to sit on Riddarhusets (house of knights) roof there are also male and female torsos and many many other beautiful things to see here. If you are visiting Stockholm don’t miss this station!
The Warrior God, or as he is well known as "the red guy"
One of the installations on either side of the entrance from Arsenalsgatan
Entrance from Arsenalsgatan showing the decorated roof, the floor and the installations on either side of the walkway.
Tags: Art, kungsträdgården, Metro, station, underground