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The construction of a new railway tunnel for commuter trains in Stockholm was completed in 2017. It included two modern stations (Odenplan and Stockholm City) with platform screen doors (PSD) and one old station (Stockholm Södra) without PSDs. This study evaluates the concentrations of airborne particulates at the new Odenplan station, focusing on the effects of traffic operation, system age and train movement. For comparison, the other two stations in the tunnel and an above-ground railway station (Solna) were also investigated. The new platform was clean prior to opening for traffic (the average concentration of PM 10 and PM 2.5 was 12 and 2 µg m -3 , respectively). Substantial increases in the PM 10 and PM 2.5 levels were observed after it came into service, with the average concentrations increasing to 120 and 30 µg m -3 after 1 week and then to 175 and 35 µg m -3 after 3 months of operation. The train movement factor (traffic frequency and train stopping period) was found to have a strong effect on the coarse-sized particle concentrations (0.3-10 µm). Comparable levels of PM 10 and PM 2.5 were measured at both the new Odenplan station and the old station, where the amount of traffic was similar. For the other new station, Stockholm City, where traffic was only half as frequent, the PM 10 and PM 2.5 levels were substantially lower.