The Swedish capital boasts one of the world's best transit rail complexes; melding T-bana (tunnelbanen), tram and commuter rail lines into a intricate and effective strategy for moving workers, students, tourists and shoppers. The former English-language edition of the web site has -- thankfully -- been retired, its replacement eagerly awaited. Until its debut, the non-Swedish-speaking among us will be left to catch-as-catch-can among the significantly enhanced pages of SL's native language web presence. The site's updated trio ofPDF maps is particularly useful.

Given Stockholm's size, T-Bana's 100-station network is a colossus. Connex operates the metro as well as several adjunct lines: Nockebybanan and Liding"banan light rail and Saltsj"banan and T'g AB l"mnar Roslagsbanan commuter rail. There's plenty of information... unfortunately for most of us, its all in Swedish.

Citypendeln, Stockholm's "Pendelt'gen," is an S-Bahn/Metro-style suburban service that transports north and south branch commuters to T-Centralen where they can make connections with all three T-Bana lines. The website is Swedish-only though its interactive map is worth a click or two.

Those of us unfamiliar with Swedish can be thankful for this independent English-language site. No timetable or fare info but a good system map and a colorful profile of the sculptures, mosaics and paintings that transform the system into "The world's longest art exhibit." Also in Swedish.