Trollhättan - Västra Götalands Län, Sweden
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member FamilieFrohne
N 58° 17.246 E 012° 17.913
33V E 341627 N 6463888
Trollhättan Station is the central station for the city of Trollhättan in Västra Götalands Län in Sweden.
Waymark Code: WM18Q6X
Location: Västra Götaland, Sweden
Date Posted: 09/10/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 1

The Norge/Vänernbanan was built in the 1870ies in order to connect the cities around lake Vänern with the rest of the country. Also trains coming from Norway should have connection to the rest of Sweden with this station. The station was designed by architect Axel Kumlin in 1870, it was inaugurated with the first train running in 1877.

The station is on the lines from Oslo to Gothenburg, from Karlstad to Gothenburg, from Vänersborg to Gothenburg, from Uddevalla to Trollhättan to Gothenburg and was between 1916 and 1968 on the line from Trollhättan to Nossebro. A bus terminal was installed in 1998. Owner of the station is Jernhusen AB, the trains using the station are operated by Västtrafik, SJ AB, Vy and Tågab.

Official address of the Station is Bergslagstorget 1-2, 461 32 Trollhättan.

References:
- Trollhättans station, Swedish Wikipedia
- Trollhättans Centralstation on Jernhusen.se

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes

Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes

What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Västtrafik, SJ AB, Vy and Tågab

Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]

If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed

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