Medborgarplatsen was opened on 1 October 1950. Originally, the station was called Södra Bantorget and was a stop on the tram subway under Södermalm that opened in 1933. Its name was changed to Medborgarplatsen later in the 1930s. In some of the photos below that show the station roof, you can still see where the overhead wire was hung when the station was used by trams.
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A northbound train stopping at Medborgarplatsen.
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The same northbound train departing for Hässelby strand.
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The north exit from Medborgarplatsen, opened on 29 November 1995.
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The north end of the platform. I took this photo to illustrate two things: the narrowness of the platform at this end, and the yellow dot on the platform, which marks the spot where the driver of a northbound train must stand when spotting the doors (if the driver doesn't stand here, he or she will not be able to spot the entire train).
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A view of the north end of the platform from farther back, showing the closed-circuit TV monitors that the drivers of northbound trains use to spot most of the train.
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A view of the platform looking timetable south. Notice the hooks in the ceiling from which the tram subway's overhead wire was strung.
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A northbound train arriving at Medborgarplatsen.
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And a southbound train enters the station.
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The northbound train departs while the southbound train is still doing station work.
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The north ticket hall.
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A view of the street outside the north exit.
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A view of Medborgarplatsen itself, which is a public square named for Medborgarhuset ("The Citizens' House") that fronts on the south side of the square.
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Medborgarhuset.