T-Centralen

T-Centralen
The Blue Line platforms are more elaborately designed.
Location	Norrmalm,
Coordinates	59°19′54″N 18°03′39″E / 59.33167°N 18.06083°E / 59.33167; 18.06083Coordinates: 59°19′54″N 18°03′39″E / 59.33167°N 18.06083°E / 59.33167; 18.06083
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History
Opened	24 November 1957
Services
Preceding station     Following station Kungsträdgården Terminus T10 line Rådhuset toward Hjulsta T11 line Rådhuset toward Akalla Gamla stan toward Norsborg T13 line Östermalmstorg toward Ropsten Gamla stan toward Fruängen T14 line Östermalmstorg toward Mörby centrum Hötorget toward Åkeshov T17 line Gamla stan toward Skarpnäck Hötorget toward Alvik T18 line Gamla stan toward Farsta strand Hötorget toward Hässelby Strand T19 line Gamla stan toward Hagsätra
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T-Centralen (Swedish for "The T-Central"; T being an abbreviation for "tunnelbana", the Swedish word for "underground" or "subway") is a metro station that forms the heart of the system, in the sense that it is the only station where all three of the system's lines meet. That, its central location, and its connections with other modes of transport make it the most used metro station in . The station is located in the Norrmalm borough of Stockholm, between Sergels torg (Sergel's Square) and the street of .

On a winter day in 2012, some 330,000 passengers travelled to or from this station. It is connected by a pedestrian underpass to the neighbouring across Vasagatan (for national and regional trains) and to the Cityterminalen long-distance bus terminal, making it easy to continue a journey started by metro train.

When opened on 24 November 1957 the name of the station was "Centralen" ("The Central"), but it was renamed on 27 January 1958, as the metro station often was mistaken for the central railway station to which it is connected. During construction, it was intended to be called Klara, but that name was abandoned before opening. T-Centralen has two separate sets of platforms, connected by a long moving walkway on a mezzanine level.

The station is located below the metro station, with direct escalators to the metro platforms. It opened on 10 July 2017 as part of the .