Bro railway station
Railway station in Upplands-Bro, Sweden
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Bro is a station on the Stockholm commuter rail network, located in the locality of Bro in Upplands-Bro Municipality. The station is on the Mälarbanan line, approximately 36.4 km from Stockholm City Station. The station features two tracks and a central island platform. The ticket hall is situated on the platform’s southern end and is accessed via an underground pedestrian tunnel. Around 2,000 passengers board at this station on weekdays.[1]
Sweden
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 Bro station building | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bro, Upplands-Bro Municipality, Sweden Sweden | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°31′12″N 17°37′48″E | |||||||||||||||
| System | Pendeltåg | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Trafikverket | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Storstockholms Lokaltrafik | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Mälarbanan | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (island platform) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Bro | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1876 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1972 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2001 | |||||||||||||||
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| 2,000 daily | ||||||||||||||||
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History
Former station
The former Stockholm–Västerås–Bergslagen Railway opened a station on the then single-track railway when it was inaugurated in 1876. The station was located 35.9 km from Stockholm Central Station. The old station building still exists.[2]
On 1 January 1967, responsibility for local rail transport within Stockholm County was transferred to Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL). It was also decided that Upplands-Bro Municipality would be transferred from Uppsala County to Stockholm County (which took effect on 1 January 1971). Commuter rail services were terminated at Kungsängen, and passenger service to the old Bro station ceased in the summer of 1972.[3]
New station
During the reconstruction of the old Västerås Line into the present-day Mälarbanan, capacity on the line was expanded, including the addition of double tracks. A decision was made to extend commuter rail services to Bålsta, which was implemented in 2001. At the same time, the new Bro station was opened.[4]
Gallery
The old station building, in operation from 1876 to 1972.
Entrance
The station
Platform
Art installation
Ticket hall
