Vårby gård metro station

Vårby gård is a station in the Stockholm metro in the Vårby district of Huddinge Municipality. The station was opened on 1 October 1972 as part of the extension from Vårberg to Fittja.[2]

Vårby gård
Stockholm metro station
Coordinates59°15′53″N 17°53′02″E
Owned byStorstockholms Lokaltrafik
PlatformsIsland platform
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened1 October 1972
Passengers
20183,900 boarding per weekday[1]
Services
Preceding station   Stockholm metro   Following station
toward Norsborg
T13 line
toward Ropsten
Location

As part of Art in the Stockholm metro project, the station features a Flora mural, created by Rolf Bergström 1999.[3]

On 7 January 2018, an explosion just outside the station killed a man in his 60s and injured his wife. The man is believed to have picked up a suspected hand grenade from the ground. There was no evidence it was related to terrorism or that the couple were targeted.[4][5][6]

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