Karlstad Central Station
Railway station in Karlstad, Sweden
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Karlstad Central Station (Swedish: Karlstads centralstation) is located in Karlstad, Sweden, along the Värmland Line. The station is located around 300 metres (980 ft) from traditional midpoint of the city. City buses and some regional buses stop at the station, while the regional bus station is around 400 metres (1,300 ft) away from the railway station.[3]
Sweden
Trafikverket (rail infrastructure)
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| Location | Karlstad Municipality Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°22′40″N 13°29′57″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Jernhusen (station infrastructure) Trafikverket (rail infrastructure) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Laxå-Charlottenberg (-Oslo) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | SJ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1869 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trains
Intercity trains operated by SJ and Tågab and regional trains belonging to Värmlandstrafik stop here.
History
Railway traffic started in Karlstad in 1869 with railway access from Stockholm, and in 1871 the main line between Oslo and Stockholm started traffic all the way.[2][4]
Another line existed between 1904 and 1979, the narrow gauge Nordmark-Klarälvens Järnvägar between Karlstad and Hagfors over Deje, with extension in 1915 to Skoghall, a line which still exists for freight traffic, now with standard gauge.[5][6]
The station building is from year 1869.[7][8]
In 2024-2025 a new middle platform is being built which gives two more tracks for stopping passenger trains, including a new pedestrian tunnel between the both sides of the railway.[9]