Opened on 31 August 1975.
Hjulsta, the northern terminus of line 10, is also the northern end of a string of suburbs centered on tunnelbana stations: Rinkeby-Tensta-Hjulsta. These suburbs all have significant immigrant populations.
(10 February 2002)
A train of Cx (older) stock at platform 1 at Hjulsta. I was the driver, and
snapped this picture while awaiting my departure time. (The normal
turnaround time at Hjulsta is 13 minutes.) Note the end treatment; this is
the paint scheme and SL logo used when these cars were delivered, with
the addition of "SL Tunnelbanan AB," the subsidiary of SL that
operated the tunnelbana before CGEA (now Connex Transport) purchased
60% of it and changed the name to Connex Tunnelbanan AB.
(10 February 2002)
Platform 2 at Hjulsta. There are several artworks on the track walls at this
station.
(10 February 2002)
A long view of the platform, and the same Cx train. You can just about see that
the train only has four cars; this is standard on Tub3 on Sundays. Also, note that
the spotting door is open; I had to remember to lock it before I went around the
station to take the next several pictures.
(10 February 2002)
The stairway and elevator that lead from the platform up to the escalators.
(10 February 2002)
A train of Cx stock arriving at platform 2. With service every ten minutes, and
a turnaround time at Hjulsta of 13 minutes, another train normally arrives at
Hjulsta before the one train leaves.
(10 February 2002)
Station name sign and exit sign on the platform. The station name sign uses
a very LARGE version of the "SL-grotesk" typeface from 1955.
(10 February 2002)
Another Cx train (mine again), this time at platform 2. This is a later end treatment.
(10 February 2002)
The north end of the same train. This shows the original end treatment without
"SL Tunnelbanan AB" added.
(10 February 2002)
The coupling kiosk at Hjulsta, used when cars are coupled and uncoupled
in the evenings. (The couplings and uncouplings in the mornings and
afternoons are done at Akalla, the northern terminus of line 11.)
(10 February 2002)
This artwork on the wall of track 1 depicts two streets in central Stockholm as
they looked in the early 20th century.