Alby was opened on 12 January 1975. It is a three-track station with a few layup tracks nearby, hence the need for three tracks to make movements to and from the layup tracks easier.
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The southbound platform at Alby.
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A northbound train is seen arriving. The photo was taken from the southbound platform through a metal "net" of the type common to Stockholm's 1970s stations.
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A similar view, with the same northbound train stopped.
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These pink benches make a stark contrast with the deep green color that dominates the station.
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Here is what you see when you descend to the southbound platform from the ticket hall, which is at the north end of the station.
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The ticket hall at Alby, looking outward past the turnstiles.
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The ticket hall, looking toward the stairways that lead to the southbound (left) and northbound (right) platforms.
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More of the artwork that characterizes the station, here on the track wall of the track normally used by northbound trains.
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The station signs (using the awful Helvetica variant SL adopted in the 1980s and is now, thankfully, abandoning) and information display, including timetables and maps.
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A view of the southbound platform, seen from the northbound platform. The middle track is in the foreground.
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The same view, showing a southbound train arriving.
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The same southbound train stopped at Alby.
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One more view of the track wall artwork at Alby. This labyrinth is the most striking motif to be found on the northbound side.