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x. internal communications.
which are situated, one on each of the lines in question. The extent of the
traffic on the suburban lines during 1912 (the latest year for which statistics
are available) is seen from Table 130. The local traffic on main railway lines
showed the following number of passengers in 1912:
Stockholm-Södertälje..............................2 710 000
—Värtan................................7 000
> —Väsby............... 994 000
» —Staket and Riddersvik....................4 207 000
The Katarina Lift, Stockholm.
The tramways of Stockholm, which embrace two systems, viz., one for
Södermalm — the south of Stockholm — and another for the other parts of the
city, have considerably developed during the last few years, as is clearly shown
by the appended table. Both systems now employ electric power. The northern
system, which is the property of the Stockholm Nya Spårvägs Aktiebolag, not
only has lines within the town but has also a branchline outside, viz., that
running via Hagalund and Råsunda, out to Sundbyberg. The same
tramway-company runs trams on the line from Kungsholmen into the Bromma district,
which is the property of the city of Stockholm and is intended for industrial
establishments. The tramway-company in question also runs its cars on the
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