Skövde railway station

Skövde railway station Skövde station
Station building
General information
Other names	Skövde central station or Skövde Resecentrum
Location	Västra Götaland County Sweden
Coordinates	58°23′22″N 13°51′7″E
Elevation	140 metres (460 ft)
Owned by	Jernhusen
Transit authority	Västtrafik
Line(s)	Western Main Line
Tracks	3
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Adolf W. Edelsvärd
Other information
Station code	Sk
History
Opened	1859
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station SJ Following station Töreboda towards Stockholm Central via Örebro Central Mälaren Line and Western Main Line Falköping towards Gothenburg Central Katrineholm towards Stockholm Central Western Main Line Herrljunga towards Gothenburg Central Hallsberg towards Umeå Night train Hallsberg towards Duved Katrineholm towards Stockholm Central Stockholm-Uddevalla Herrljunga towards Uddevalla Preceding station Long distance trains Following station Katrineholm towards Stockholm Central VR Falköping towards Gothenburg Central Preceding station Västtågen Following station Falköping towards Gothenburg Central Gothenburg-Skövde Line Terminus Falköping towards Nässjö Nässjö Line
Other services
Bus
Location

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. 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.