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Stockholm South, Stockholms södra, Stockholm S, locally known as Södra Station is a railway station in Stockholm.The Stockholm South railway station was originally opened in the year 1860, and was originally the northern terminus of the Västra Stambanan railway line until the construction of Stockholm Central Station . The current station, which includes a large apartment complex above said station, began construction in 1986 at the site of the original station, and was opened in 1989. The new station is an underground station situated under the site of the old station and on the railway line it is between Årstaberg and Stockholm C. About 5 minutes walk on Swedenborgsgatan you can find the Mariatorget metro station, located 350 metres away.Stockholm South station is also connected to the Södra station–Hammarbyhamnen–Stadsgården freight branch line, which was built between 1925 and 1939 and which formerly provided access to the ports and wharves located at Hammarby and Stadsgården and also provided the only mainline connection with the Saltsjöbanan commuter rail system until 2000. A 550 metre underground spur line also branched off from said freight line to the underground complex at Södersjukhuset hospital .