Hallsberg railway station

Hallsberg
Station building
General information
LocationÖrebro County
Sweden
Coordinates59°4′1″N 15°6′39″E / 59.06694°N 15.11083°E / 59.06694; 15.11083
Elevation53 metres (174 ft)[1][2]
Owned byJernhusen[3]
LinesWestern Main Line
Bergslagen Freight Corridor
Tracks5
Construction
AccessibleYes
ArchitectAdolf W. Edelsvärd[4]
Other information
Station codeH
History
Opened1862[5][2]
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station SJ Following station
Kumla
towards Stockholm C via Örebro C
Mälaren Line and Western Main Line Laxå
towards Göteborg C
Katrineholm C
towards Stockholm C
Värmland Line Degerfors
towards Oslo
Örebro C
towards Umeå C or Duved
Gothenburg-Umeå-Duved
Night train
Skövde
towards Göteborg C
Preceding station Long distance trains Following station
Katrineholm C Tågab Degerfors
Preceding station Regional trains Following station
Kumla Tåg i Bergslagen Motala
towards Mjölby
Vingåker Mälartåg Terminus
Preceding station Västtågen Following station
Kumla Gothenburg-Lidköping-Mariestad-Örebro Line Laxå
Location

Hallsberg railway station is located in the small town of Hallsberg, Sweden, at the intersection of the Western Main Line and the Bergslagen Freight Corridor. Some fast long-distance trains stop here, and also regional trains in multiple directions. The station is located at the traditional midpoint of the town. Regional buses stop nearby (there are no city buses).

Hallsberg has Scandinavia's largest rail freight yard.

History

Railway traffic started in 1862 when the Western Main Line between the two largest cities of Sweden opened for traffic reached the place, with traffic all the way same year.[5] In same year the railway towards Örebro started traffic. The southbound railway towards Mjölby started traffic in 1873.[5]

The station building is originally from 1862 but has been added to a few times, especially 1895.[4]

Hallsberg is a railway town, created based on its location at a railway junction. The present town location was countryside before the railway construction.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Min Karta". minkarta.lantmateriet.se.
  2. ^ a b Västra stambanan The main western line
  3. ^ "Hallsbergs Centralstation" (in Swedish). Jernhusen. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  4. ^ a b "Hallsbergs järnvägsstation". Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  5. ^ a b c "Västra stambanan (WSB) Mer om Västra stambanan finns HÄR!". historiskt.nu (in Swedish). 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  6. ^ "Historiska Kartor och Akter". historiskakartor.lantmateriet.se. Retrieved 2025-01-28.