Universitetet metro station

59°21′54″N 18°3′16″E / 59.36500°N 18.05444°E / 59.36500; 18.05444Elevation9.5 m (31 ft) below sea levelOwned byStorstockholms LokaltrafikPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundDepth25 m (82 ft) below groundAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeUNTHistoryOpened12 January 1975; 49 years ago (12 January 1975)Passengers201913,700 boarding per weekday^[1] Services

Preceding station	Stockholm metro			Following station
Tekniska högskolan towards Fruängen		Line 14		Bergshamra towards Mörby centrum

Location

Universitetet ("the University") is a Metro station in the Frescati area, close to Stockholm University (Stockholms universitet), and the Museum of Natural History. It was opened on 12 January 1975 as the northern terminus of the extension from Tekniska högskolan. On 29 January 1978, the line was extended north to Mörby centrum.^[2][3]

Since the 1990s, the art on the station consists of tiles featuring Carl von Linné and the UN Declaration of Universal Human Rights, created by Belgian and Parisian artist Françoise Schein. The station includes 12 large tiles panels all dedicated to the travels of Linné around the Baltic.^[4] The artist used the travels as the starting point to develop the theme of nature and present-day ecological problems. The work was created in Lisbon on azulejos, then brought to Stockholm.

Not far from the station is the Universitetet railway station and several bus lines.

References

External links

• Images of Universitetet station
• www.inscrire.com