Kortfors railway station
Railway station in Sweden
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Kortfors railway station (Swedish: Kortfors järnvägsstation) was a railway station in Kortfors, a former railway junction,[1] in Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden.
LocationKortfors, Karlskoga Municipality
Sweden
Sweden
Coordinates59°25′04″N 14°40′32″E
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| Coordinates | 59°25′04″N 14°40′32″E | ||||||||||
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The Kortfors station opened in 1874 when the Nora–Karlskoga Line[2] was inaugurated. A siding to Karlsdals Bruk also opened the same year. In 1966, passenger traffic between Nora and Karlskoga was discontinued and Kortfors was downgraded. In 1985, freight traffic was also discontinued.
