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Skövde railway station

Coordinates: 58°23′22″N 13°51′7″E / 58.38944°N 13.85194°E / 58.38944; 13.85194
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Skövde railway station

Skövde station
Station building
General information
Other namesSkövde central station or Skövde Resecentrum
LocationVästra Götaland County
Sweden
Coordinates58°23′22″N 13°51′7″E / 58.38944°N 13.85194°E / 58.38944; 13.85194
Elevation140 metres (460 ft)[1][2]
Owned byJernhusen[3]
Transit authorityVästtrafik
Line(s)Western Main Line
Tracks3
Construction
AccessibleYes
ArchitectAdolf W. Edelsvärd
Other information
Station codeSk
History
Opened1859[4][2]
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station SJ SJ Following station
Töreboda Mälaren Line and Western Main Line Falköping
Katrineholm Western Main Line Herrljunga
Hallsberg
towards Umeå
Night train
Hallsberg
towards Duved
Katrineholm
Stockholm-Uddevalla
Herrljunga
towards Uddevalla
Preceding station Long distance trains Following station
Katrineholm VR Falköping
Preceding station Västtågen Following station
Falköping Gothenburg-Skövde Line Terminus
Falköping
towards Nässjö
Nässjö Line
Other services
Bus
Location
Map

Skövde railway station is located in the city of Skövde, Sweden, along the Western Main Line. It is the main city of the Skaraborg region. Fast long-distance trains stop here, and there are regional trains and buses to other cities and villages in the region. There are not anymore any other railway apart from the mainline going from Skövde. The station is located around 200 metres (660 ft) from the traditional midpoint of the city. City buses and regional buses stop nearby.

Railway traffic started in 1859 when the Western Main Line between the two largest cities of Sweden got a station here.[5] Historically a few other railways connected to Skövde, to Skara and to Karlsborg, but they are decommissioned. Skövde was in the Middle Ages an important pilgrim city, but declined much after the reformation. The railway made it grow again and later became the largest city in Skaraborg. The station building is partly from 1859 but has been added to a few times.[5]

References

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  1. ^ https://minkarta.lantmateriet.se
  2. ^ a b Västra stambanan The main western line
  3. ^ "Skövde Resecentrum" (in Swedish). Jernhusen. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  4. ^ "343 Hallsberg - Skövde". historiskt.nu (in Swedish). 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  5. ^ a b Hotell Skövde