Hjulsta

Tunnelbana station in Hjulsta.

Hjulsta is a working-class suburb of Stockholm. It is considered being part of Tensta, but with its own subway station which was opened in 1975 and is the end station of the blue line.

The modern urban area of Hjulsta took its name from an old village known to have been located in the area at least from the 1480s.

Hjulsta suburb.
Local grocery store near Hjulsta Tunnelbana station.

The station's artwork is created by several artists, among them Sjöfåglar by Christina Rundaqvist-Andersson, Sista skörden i norra Botkyrka by Olle Magnusson and Landbyska verken vid Engelbrektsplan år 1890 by Ruth Rydfeldt.

See also

Artwork at the metro station.

Coordinates: 59°23′48″N 17°53′59″E / 59.39667°N 17.89972°E / 59.39667; 17.89972


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/9/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.