Näckrosen metro station
metro station in Solna, northwest Stockholm
Näckrosen (meaning the water lily) is a Blue Line of the Stockholm Metro. The station is located in Solna Municipality (northwestern end of Råsunda area), but one of the entrances is in Sundbyberg Municipality (Storskogen square). The Näckrosen station was opened on 31 August 1975 as part the first stretch of the Blue Line between T-Centralen and Hjulsta. The trains were running via Hallonbergen and Rinkeby. It is located deep underground under a residential area, close to the Gamla Filmstaden former movie production area.
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