Stockholm 1966

The system shortly before the end of all tram traffic downtown. Line 10 ended on 27 May 1967, Lines 4, 6, 7 and 8 on 3 Sept. 1967 (when Sweden switched from driving on the left to driving on the right). Lidingöban line No.20 ceased operation in 1971.

VIDEOS


Above: YouTube^CA video - Rangering av spårvagnar vid vagnhallen Norrhallen på Birger Jarlsgatan år 1962-1963 - Length: 5:35 mins.	Above: YouTube^CA video - Scenes from the Stockholm Tunnelbana (Stockholm Metro) - Length: 13:18 mins.	Above: YouTube^CA video - Tram # 5 on Lidingöbanan, Stockholm - Length: 10:38 mins.

PHOTOS

MAPS

Stockholm tram map 1966

INSET: CENTRAL STOCKHOLM

Stockholm downtown tram map 1966

INSET: SUBURBAN STOCKHOLM

Stockholm suburban tram map 1966

Note: Only TB (metro) and suburban routes are shown on the Suburban Stockholm map.

ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAPS

FP	Fridhemsplan	OP	Odenplan
HG	Humlegårdsgatan	SG	Sibyllegatan
KV	Katarinavägen	SP	Stureplan
NT	Norrmalmstorg

I created the above maps by overlaying OpenStreetMap (OSM) maps with my own data. Copyright on the OSM maps is © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under a CC-BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 licence).

Please note that the OSM maps used as templates for these maps correspond to the situation at the time the maps were downloaded and may show features that did not exist at the time the GS Tram Site is supposed to show. In particular, they may show bridges and highways that were built later.

ROUTES

TRAM ROUTES

Operator: AB Stockholms Spårvägar (SS)

4	Hakberget – Valhallavägen – Odengatan – Fridhemsplan – Västerbron – Hornsgatan – Rosenlundsgatan – Ringvägen - Vitabergsparken
6	Roslagstull - Birger Jarlsgatan – Stureplan - Norrmalmstorg - Gamla Stan - Slussen - Katarinavägen – Folkungagatan - Sofia
7	Vanadisplan – Norrtullsgatan – Odengatan – Birger Jarlsgatan – Stureplan - Norrmalmstorg - Strandvägen – Djurgården
8	Tessinparken - Valhallavägen - Sibyllegatan - Norrmalmstorg - Gamla Stan - Slussen - Katarinavägen - Ringvägen - Södersjukhuset
10	Ropsten – Lidingövägen – Sturegatan - Stureplan – Norrmalmstorg - Gamla Stan – Slussen - Hornsgatan - Heleneborgsgatan
12	Alvik – Appelviken - Ålsten - Nockeby

SUBURBAN TRAM ROUTES (LIDINGÖBANAN)

(Sharing city tram tracks between Humlegårdsgatan and Ropsten)

Operator: Trafik AB Stockholm-Södra Lidingön / Lidingö Trafik AB

20	Humlegårdsgatan - Sturegatan - Lidingövägen – Ropsten – Lidingöbron – Islinge – Kyrkviken
21	Humlegårdsgatan - Sturegatan - Lidingövägen – Ropsten – Lidingöbron – Herserud – Larsberg - Skärsätra - Brevik - Gåshaga Brygga

SUBURBAN TRAIN ROUTES (SALTSJÖBANAN)

Operator: Järnvägs AB Stockholm-Saltsjön

SB	Slussen - Danvikstull - Sickla - Nacka - Saltsjö-Duvnäs - Östervik - Igelboda - Saltsjöbaden / Solsidan

SUBURBAN TRAIN ROUTES (ROSLAGSBANAN)

Operator: Stockholm–Roslagens Järnvägar (SRJ)

RB	Östra stationen [Eastern station] - Universitet - Mörby - Djursholms Ösby - Rimbo / Näsbypark / Österskär

T-BANA (METRO) ROUTES

Operator: AB Stockholms Spårvägar (SS)

11	Vällingby - Ängby - Åkeshov - Bromma - Alvik - Fridhemsplan - Odenplan - Hötorget - T-Centralen - Slussen - Götgatan (tunnel) - Skansbron - Gullmarsplan - Bagarmossen
13	Östermalmstorg T-Centralen - Slussen - Götgatan (tunnel) - Skansbron - Liljeholmen - Aspudden - Hägerstens - Sätra
14	Östermalmstorg T-Centralen - Slussen - Götgatan (tunnel) - Skansbron - Liljeholmen - Telefonplan - Fruängen
18	Hässelby Strand - Vällingby - Ängby - Åkeshov - Bromma - Alvik - Fridhemsplan - Odenplan - Hötorget - T-Centralen - Slussen - Götgatan (tunnel) - Skansbron - Gullmarsplan - Tallkrogen - Hökarängen - Farsta
19	Odenplan - Hötorget - T-Centralen - Slussen - Götgatan (tunnel) - Skansbron - Gullmarsplan - Enskede gård - Stureby - Högdalen - Hagsätra
24	Östermalmstorg T-Centralen - Slussen - Götgatan (tunnel) - Skansbron - Liljeholmen - Telefonplan
28	Alvik - Fridhemsplan - Odenplan - Hötorget - T-Centralen - Slussen - Götgatan (tunnel) - Skansbron - Gullmarsplan - Tallkrogen - Hökarängen
29	Åkeshov - Bromma - Alvik - Fridhemsplan - Odenplan - Hötorget - T-Centralen - Slussen - Götgatan (tunnel) - Skansbron - Gullmarsplan - Enskede gård - Stureby - Högdalen

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

Urban tramways: ?
Lidingöbanan: ?
Saltsjöbanan: 18 km.
Roslagsbanan: 65 km.
T-Bana: ?

HISTORY

Urban tramways: (horse-drawn) 1877 - ?; (electric): 5 Sept. 1901 - today.
Lidingöbanan (electric): 1907 - today.
Saltsjöbanan: (steam) 1 July 1893 - 1913; (electric) 1913 - today.
T-Bana (Underground): 1 Oct. 1950 - today.
Roslagsbanan: 1885 - today. (Electrified (in part): 1892, (completely): 1895).

GAUGE

Urban tramways: 1435 mm.
Lidingöbanan: 1435 mm.
Saltsjöbanan: 1435 mm.
T-Bana (Underground): 1435 mm.
Roslagsbanan: 891 mm.

SOURCES

PRINT

Groves, J.P. "Tolvan - 12", Modern Tramway & Light Railway Review, Feb. 1968 (31:362), p.51-53.
Karta över Spårvägsbolagets Spårvägs- och Busslinjer I Stockholm (1936) (Stockholm tram and bus timetable and route map)
Price, J.H. "Heritage Column" [The Djurgården tramway], Modern Tramway & Light Railway Transit, July. 1991 (54:643), p.226-228.
Pulling, N. "Systems Factfile: No.24 - Stockholm, Sweden", Tramways & Urban Transit, Sept. 2009 (72: 861), p.347-350.
"Stockholm: Past, present and future", Tramways & Urban Transit, May & June 2019 (82: 977-978), p.174-178; 214-218.
Stockholms Kartan 1966 (Map of Stockholm - 1966)

WIKIS

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