Kone Oyj: to equip the new metro station Hagastaden in Stockholm, Sweden
KONE Corporation, press release, January 19, 2022
KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has signed an agreement with NCC Sweden AB to work as a subcontractor and supply a set of PeopleFlow® solutions including 11 KONE escalators and 6 KONE elevators for the new Hagastaden metro station in Stockholm , Sweden. NCC Sweden AB is the main contractor for the new station.
Hagastaden will become a vital inner city with 6,000 new homes and 50,000 workplaces in Stockholm and Solna. The area naturally widens Stockholm’s city center at the same time as Stockholm merges with Solna. Hagastaden, today the hub of the Stockholm region’s life science cluster, is to be developed into a new district with housing, commerce, culture and parks.
KONE’s supply includes 4 KONE MonoSpace® 700 DX elevators, 2 KONE MiniSpace DX inclined elevators and 11 KONE TransitMaster™ escalators.
“We are proud to be part of this project and deliver our innovative solutions to improve the flow of urban life in Stockholm,” says Axel BerklingKONE’s vice president for Central and Northern Europe.
NCC Sweden AB has been commissioned by Region Stockholm to build the new Hagastaden station.
The project is expected to be fully completed in 2028.
KONE booked the order in the fourth quarter of 2022.
For further information, please contact:
Hanna Rutanen, Communications Manager, KONE Corporation, tel. +358 41 507 1361, [email protected]
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Previous press releases are available at https://www.kone.com/en/news-and-insights/releases/ Including:
June 2, 2022: KONE will fit out a new commercial building next to the historic Leadenhall Market in the City of London
May 12, 2022: KONE is to equip a new hospital in North Zealand in Denmark
About KONE
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as maintenance and modernization solutions to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more efficient People Flow®, we make people’s journeys safe, comfortable and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings. In 2021, KONE had annual sales of EUR 10.5 billion and at the end of the year over 60,000 employees. KONE B shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland. www.kone.com