Ropsten

Ropsten area is located between Hjorthagen and the Stockholm city main port Värtahamnen.

Ropsten is the terminal station for the eastern part of Stockholm Metro system and is also the terminal station for Lidingöbanan, the railway for public transportation, covering the area of Lidingö.

The name "Ropsten" stems from the fact that in old times, going back to the 13th or 14th century, people used to shout out loud from this area to Lidingö, a distance of about 750 meters, to call for a boat transport over to Lidingö, before the first regular rowboat ferry line was introduced and before the first bridge was built.

In the old times, the part of the Ropsten area close to the waterfront was named Ropudden (corresponding to "cape shout").

When there was an extreme low sea level[1] it was probably possible to reach the rock by foot, as indicated on the painting by Piere Joseph Trere from 1795.

Painting by Piere Joseph Trere from 1795 showing the area around Ropsten before the first bridge was built between Stockholm (to the right) and Lidingö (to the left). The large rock in the middle of the painting has named the place. A ferry is on its way from Ropsten to Lidingö with a horse and cart on board.