Hallsberg railway station
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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
[edit]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][verification needed][original research?]
References
[edit]- ^ https://minkarta.lantmateriet.se
- ^ a b Västra stambanan The main western line
- ^ "Hallsbergs Centralstation" (in Swedish). Jernhusen. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ a b "Hallsbergs järnvägsstation". Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ a b c "Västra stambanan (WSB) Mer om Västra stambanan finns HÄR!". historiskt.nu (in Swedish). 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ Historiska kartor