Katarina Elevator, Historic elevator and viewpoint in Slussen district, Stockholm, Sweden

The Katarina Elevator is a steel structure that rises between Slussen and Södermalm, allowing people to cross the steep elevation difference between these areas. It has a viewing platform where passengers can pause and look out over the city during their journey.

Engineer Knut Lindmark received permission in 1881 to build a lift and footbridge between Stadsgården and Mosebacke torg; the lift opened on 19 March 1883 and was called Elevatorn. It was taken out of service on 28 May 1933 and demolished that July for the new Slussen interchange. The present lift, part of the KF-huset, was completed in 1936 and designed by Eskil Sundahl and Olof Thunström.

The elevator shows how Stockholm solved the challenge of connecting different heights of the city through engineering innovation. It remains a symbol of the district's working past and its gradual transformation.

The lift was out of service from 2010 until it reopened on 18 October 2023, and it closed again on 27 November 2023 before reopening in April 2024. The new shaft has a lower station at kajplan, next to the Slussen bus terminal, metro station and the Saltsjöbanan terminus. A charge was planned but postponed until construction work nearby, such as Katarinaparken, is finished.

The original machinery ran on steam power and was later converted to electricity, showing how technology evolved in the city during the industrial era. This shift allowed the structure to continue serving passengers for more than a century without major changes to its design.