Karlstad Central Station

Railway station in Karlstad, Sweden
Preceding station SJ SJ Following station
Arvika
towards Oslo Central
 Värmland Line Kristinehamn
towards Stockholm Central
Kil
towards Gothenburg Central
 Vänern Line Terminus
Preceding station Long distance trains Following station
Terminus Tågab Kristinehamn
towards Stockholm Central
Preceding station Regional trains Following station
Kil
towards Charlottenberg
 Värmlandstrafik Välsviken
towards Degerfors
Kil
towards Torsby
 Terminus
Other services Bus
Location
Map
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karlstads Centralstation.

Karlstad Central Station is located in Karlstad, Sweden, along the Värmland Line. The station is located around 300 metres (980 ft) from traditional midpoint of the city. City buses and some regional buses stop at the station, while the regional bus station is around 400 metres (1,300 ft) away from the railway station.[5]

Trains

Intercity trains operated by SJ and Tågab and regional trains belonging to Värmlandstrafik stop here.

History

Railway traffic started in Karlstad in 1869 with railway access from Stockholm, and in 1871 the main line between Oslo and Stockholm started traffic all the way.[2][6]

Another line existed between 1904 and 1979, the narrow gauge Nordmark-Klarälvens Järnvägar between Karlstad and Hagfors over Deje, with extension in 1915 to Skoghall, a line which still exists for freight traffic, now with standard gauge.[7][8]

The station building is from year 1869.[3][4]

In 2024-2025 a new middle platform is being built which gives two more tracks for stopping passenger trains, including a new pedestrian tunnel between the both sides of the railway.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Min Karta". minkarta.lantmateriet.se.
  2. ^ a b Kjell Byström (2012-06-12). "390 Kristinehamn - Fryksta". www.historiskt.nu. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. ^ a b "Karlstads Centralstation" (in Swedish). Jernhusen. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  4. ^ a b "Värmländska byggnadsminnen Karlstads centralstation" (PDF) (in Swedish). Länsstyrelsen. 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  5. ^ In English – Värmlandstrafik
  6. ^ "Laxå-Karlstad-Kil-Charlottenberg" (in Swedish). järnväg.net. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  7. ^ "Hagfors-Stjärnsfors, Karlstad-Skoghall" (in Swedish). järnväg.net. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  8. ^ Kjell Byström (2012-06-12). "296 Hagfors - Munkfors". www.historiskt.nu. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  9. ^ "Våra projekt Laxå–Arvika, Karlstad C" (in Swedish). Trafikverket. 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-04-25.