Opened on 19 August 1985.
Not quite the words of the prophets, but the history of the world is written on the subway walls at Rissne. Each wall of the station is a timeline, portraying human history starting in 3000 BC and continuing to AD 2000. These timelines run the length of the platforms, i.e. 180 meters. The timeline on the southbound track wall is also illustrated with maps.
(26 February 2001)
A
southbound train stopping at Rissne.
(26 February 2001)
On
the southbound track wall, at the beginning of the timeline, a
color-coded map of the world. (This, by the way, is one of the
few photos on my site taken with flash; I prefer to use available
light, but this part of the track wall was simply too dark for a
satisfactory picture without flash.)
(26 February 2001)
Also
from the southbound track wall (and also taken with flash), a few
facts about the Ottoman Empire.
(26 February 2001)
An
illustration of the timeline on the southbound track wall, showing
the 19th century, with Europe colonizing Africa and the Near East.
(26 February 2001)
The
timeline on the northbound track wall is accompanied with detailed
text rather than maps.
(26 February 2001)
A
view from the northbound platform face, looking timetable south.
The station exit is behind us.
(26 February 2001)
Another
view looking timetable south.
(26 February 2001)
The
station signs, which still use the older SL-grotesk typeface
introduced in 1955 and used until the mid-1980s. "Utgång"
means "exit."
(26 February 2001)
Another
example of the timeline on the southbound track wall. The lower
group of five lines of text, in translation: "China
experiences cultural and economic prosperity. At the same time,
the peasantry is increasingly enslaved. China pays 750 million
copper coins a year to its neighbors, e.g. the Huns, partly to buy
peace, partly as aid."
(26 February 2001)
Looking
timetable north, toward the station exit.
(26 February 2001)
Almost
the same view as above, with a southbound train entering the station.
(26 February 2001)
Underground stations on the
tunnelbana in Stockholm have this kind of north-south compass
indicator on the platform. This view also illustrates the color
scheme used for the platform itself at Rissne -- white and light
blue, which I find very pleasant.