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Transport[edit]Public transport[edit]Main article: Public transport in Stockholm

Greater Stockholm's commuter trainStockholm has an extensive public transport system, one that, by at least one me

asure, is the most expensive in the world.[58] It consists of the Stockholm Metro (Tunnelbana); two urban rail systems, Roslagsbanan and Saltsjbanan; and a suburban rail system: the Stockholm commuter rail (pendeltg), three light rail systems: Nockebybanan, Lidingbanan, and Tvrbanan; a tramway: Sprvg City; a large number ofbus lines, and the inner-city boat line Djurgrdsfrjan. All the land-based public transport in Stockholm County, except the airport buses/trains, is organized by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL), with the operation and maintenance of the publictransport services delegated to several contractors, such as MTR who operate the metro and Veolia Transport who operate the suburban railways except for the commuter rail. The archipelago boat traffic is handled by Waxholmsbolaget.

Near-geographically accurate map of the Stockholm Metro. It has 100 stations anda total system length of 105.7 km (66 mi) which makes it one of the longest metro networks in Europe.SL has a common ticket system in the entire Stockholm County, which allows for easy travel between different modes of transport. The tickets are of two main types, single ticket and travel cards, both allowing for unlimited travel with SL in the entire Stockholm County for the duration of the ticket validity. StartingApril 1, 2007, a new zone system (A, B, C) and price system applies for single tickets. Single tickets are now available in forms of cash ticket, individual unit pre-paid tickets, pre-paid ticket slips of 8, sms-ticket and machine ticket. Cash tickets bought at the point of travel are the most expensive and pre-paid tickets slips of 8 are the cheapest. A single ticket is valid for one hour. The du

ration of the travel card validity depends on the exact type; they are availablefrom 24 hours up to a year. A 30-day card costs 790 SEK (83 EUR; 130 USD). Tickets of all these types are available with reduced prices for persons under 20 and over 65 years of age

The City Line Project, or The Green Tunnel[edit]Main article: Stockholm City LineWith an estimated cost of SEK 16.8 billion (January 2007 price level), which equals 2.44 billion US dollars, the City Line, an environmentally certified project, comprises a 6 km (3.7 mi)-long commuter train tunnel (in rock and water) beneath Stockholm, with two new stations (Stockholm City and Stockholm Odenplan), anda 1.4 km (0.87 mi)-long railway bridge at rsta. The City Line is being built by

the Swedish Transport Administration in co-operation with the City of Stockholm,Stockholm County Council, and Stockholm Transport, SL. As Stockholm Central Station is overloaded, the purpose of this project is to double the citys track capacity and improve service efficiency. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2017.[59]

Between Riddarholmen and Sder Mlarstrand, the City Line will run through a submerged concrete tunnel.[59] As a green project, the City Line includes the purification of waste water; noise reduction through sound-attenuating tracks; the use ofsynthetic diesel, which provides users with clean air; and the recycling of excavated rocks.[59]

Roads[edit]

Stockholm is at the junction of the European routes E4, E18 and E20. A half-completed motorway ring road exists on the south and west sides of the City Centre.A north section of the ring road will open for traffic in 2015 while the final s

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ubsea eastern section is being discussed as a future project. A bypass motorwayfor traffic between Northern and Southern Sweden will be built west of Stockholm2013-2023. The many islands and waterways make extensions of the road system both complicated and expensive, and new motorways are often built as systems of tunnels and bridges.

Congestion charges[edit]

Main article: Stockholm congestion taxStockholm has a congestion pricing system, Stockholm congestion tax,[60] in useon a permanent basis since August 1, 2007,[61][62] after having had a seven-month trial period in the first half of 2006.[63] The City Centre is within the congestion tax zone. All the entrances and exits of this area have unmanned controlpoints operating with automatic number plate recognition. All vehicles enteringor exiting the congestion tax affected area, with a few exceptions, have to pay1020 SEK (1.092.18 EUR, 1.492.98 USD) depending on the time of day between 06:30 and 18:29. The maximum tax amount per vehicle per day is 60 SEK (6.53 EUR, ).[64]Payment is done by various means within 14 days after one has passed one of thecontrol points; one cannot pay at the control points.[65]

After the trial period was over, consultative referendums were held in StockholmMunicipality and several other municipalities in Stockholm County. The then-reigning government (cabinet Persson) stated that they would only take into consideration the results of the referendum in Stockholm Municipality. The opposition parties (Alliance for Sweden) stated that they were to form a cabinet after the general electionwhich was held the same day as the congestion tax referendumsthey would take into consideration the referendums held in several of the other municipalities as well. The results of the referendums were that the Stockholm Municipality voted for the congestion tax, but all the other municipalities voted against it. The opposition parties won the general election and a few days before they formed government (cabinet Reinfeldt) they announced that the congestion tax would be reintroduced in Stockholm, but that the revenue would go entirely to road construction in and around Stockholm. During the trial period and according to

the agenda of the previous government the revenue went entirely to public transport.

Ferries[edit]Stockholm has regular ferry lines to Helsinki and Turku in Finland (commonly called "Finlandsfrjan"); Tallinn, Estonia; Riga, Latvia, land islands and to Saint Petersburg. The large Stockholm archipelago is served by the Waxholmsbolaget archipelago boats.

City bikes[edit]Between April and October, during the warmer months, it is possible to rent Stockholm City Bikes by purchasing a bike card online or through retailers.[66] Cards allow users to rent bikes from any Stockholm City Bikes stand spread across the city and return them in any stand.[67] There are two types of cards: the Season Card (valid from April 1 to October 31) and the 3-day card. When their validity runs out they can be reactivated and are therefore reusable.[68] Bikes can beused for up to three hours per loan and can be rented from Monday to Sunday from6 am to 10 pm.[67]

Airports[edit]Stockholm is located in Sweden, 40southStockholmARNARNBMA

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VSTVSTMap showing the locations of airports around StockholmInternational and domestic:Stockholm-Arlanda International Airport (IATA: ARN, ICAO: ESSA) is the largest and busiest airport in Sweden with 19 million passengers in 2007. It is located about 40 km (25 mi) north of Stockholm and serves as a hub for Scandinavian Airli

nes.Stockholm-Bromma Airport (IATA: BMA, ICAO: ESSB) is located about 8 km (5.0 mi)west of Stockholm.Only international:Stockholm-Skavsta Airport (IATA: NYO, ICAO: ESKN) is located 100 km (62 mi) south of Stockholm. It is located 5 km (3 mi) away from Sdermanland County capital Nykping.Stockholm-Vsters Airport (IATA: VST, ICAO: ESOW) is located 110 km (68 mi) west ofStockholm, in the city of Vsters.Arlanda Express airport rail link runs between Arlanda Airport and central Stockholm. With a journey of 20 minutes, the train ride is the fastest way of traveling to the city center. Additionally, there are also bus lines, Flygbussarna, tha

t run between central Stockholm and all the airports.As of 2010 there are no airports specifically for general aviation in the Stockholm area.

Inter-city trains[edit]

Stockholm Central StationStockholm Central Station has train connections to many Swedish cities as well as to Oslo, Norway and Copenhagen, Denmark. The popular SJ 2000 service to Gothenburg takes three hours. Most of the trains are run by SJ AB.