Hallsberg railway station

Hallsberg
Station building
General information
Location	Hallsberg Municipality Sweden
Coordinates	59°4′1″N15°6′39″E / 59.06694°N 15.11083°E / 59.06694; 15.11083
Elevation	53 m (174 ft) [1] [2]
Owned by	Jernhusen (station infrastructure) Trafikverket (rail infrastructure)
Line	Göteborg-Stockholm
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Train operators	SJ
History
Opened	1862;164 years ago (1862) [3] [2]
Electrified	Yes
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 Preceding station Long distance trains Following station Katrineholm C towards Stockholm C Tågab Degerfors towards Karlstad C Preceding station Regional trains Following station Kumla towards Gävle C Tåg i Bergslagen Motala towards Mjölby Vingåker towards Stockholm C Mälartåg Terminus Preceding station Västtågen Following station Kumla towards Örebro C Gothenburg-Lidköping-Mariestad-Örebro Line Laxå towards Göteborg C
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. ^[3] In same year the railway towards Örebro started traffic. The southbound railway towards Mjölby started traffic in 1873. ^[3]

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. ^{[5] [ verification needed ][ original research? ]}

References

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