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Market Hall

Nice train station, currently undergoing renovations.

A place to feast.

Beautiful facade of the building, stylish lanterns.

The statue of Nils Ericson (1802-1870) in front of the main entrance to Stockholm Central Station was the first of many we saw during our stay in the city. As a mechanical engineer, Nils Ericson designed and supervised the construction of a large number of canals and locks in Sweden (Albrektsund, Karlstad, Dalsland, Stallbacka, Säffle and Trollhätte). After 1850, he did the same for the state railway system. His more traditional bronze statue was inaugurated in 1893. Sculptor Johan Börjeson (1835-1910) depicted Ericson as a well-dressed gentleman in a relaxed pose. The seagulls show no respect to the great man.

The largest and busiest train station in Sweden and all of Scandinavia is Stockholm Central Station. Around 200,000 people arrive here by train every day, change trains and visit the shops. Another 250,000 people populate the underground passageways of T-Centralen, the hub of the Stockholm subway directly beneath the central station.

Here is a view of the central main hall. Behind me is the passage to the central bus station

The station was built between 1867 and 1871 by the architect Adolf W. Edelsvärd. Until 1925, the tracks ended in the current station hall, but during the renovation in 1925–1927, the tracks were moved west and the former station hall was converted into a 119-meter-long, 28-meter-wide and 13-meter-high waiting hall. During the renovation, the station was extended southwards by building the South Pavilion. Next to the conference area in the South Pavilion is the Royal Waiting Hall, where the royal family waits when they arrive by train.