Hallsberg railway station

Hallsberg railway station Hallsbergs station
Station building
General information
Location	Örebro County Sweden
Coordinates	59°4′1″N 15°6′39″E
Elevation	53 metres (174 ft)
Owned by	Jernhusen
Line(s)	Western Main Line Bergslagen Freight Corridor
Tracks	5
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Adolf W. Edelsvärd
Other information
Station code	H
History
Opened	1862
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station SJ Following station Kumla towards Stockholm Central via Örebro Central Mälaren Line and Western Main Line Laxå towards Gothenburg Central Katrineholm towards Stockholm Central Värmland Line Degerfors towards Oslo Central Örebro Central towards Umeå Central or Duved Gothenburg-Umeå-Duved Night train Skövde towards Gothenburg Central Preceding station Long distance trains Following station Katrineholm towards Stockholm Central Tågab Degerfors towards Karlstad Central Preceding station Regional trains Following station Kumla towards Gävle Central Tåg i Bergslagen Motala towards Mjölby Vingåker towards Stockholm Central Mälartåg Terminus Preceding station Västtågen Following station Kumla towards Örebro Central Gothenburg–Lidköping–Mariestad–Örebro Line Laxå towards Gothenburg Central
Other services
Bus
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 Scandinavias 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. In same year the railway towards Örebro started traffic. The southbound railway towards Mjölby started traffic in 1873.

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

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