Tungelsta railway station
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Tungelsta  | |||||||||||
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 Tungelsta station in 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Stockholm County | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°6′9″N 18°2′43″E / 59.10250°N 18.04528°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Swedish Transport Administration | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Ts | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1901 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2012 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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| 2015 | 400 boarding per weekday (2015)[1] (commuter rail) | ||||||||||
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Tungelsta is a station on Stockholm's commuter rail network, located in the locality of Tungelsta within Haninge Municipality. It is situated on the Nynäs Line.[2] The station was originally opened in 1901. On December 3, 2012, the station was expanded when the double track between Västerhaninge and Tungelsta was completed,[3] followed by the double track between Tungelsta and Hemfosa in December 2016. As of 2015, approximately 400 passengers boarded trains at Tungelsta each weekday.
1907 train robbery
Tungelsta Station opened in 1901. The original station building was designed by architect Ferdinand Boberg and features elements characteristic of early 20th-century railway architecture.[4]
Originally built in a rural area, the station facilitated the development of market gardening by providing transport access to Stockholm. This led to the establishment of over 100 market gardens in Tungelsta during the early to mid-20th century, specialising in the cultivation of flowers and vegetables for sale in the capital.[4]
Following the Second World War, residential development in the area increased, while the number of market gardens decreased.[4]
In November 1907, following a train robbery near Barkarby, two men stole a locked cash chest containing approximately 9,000 kronor from a train travelling from Köping to Stockholm. One of the perpetrators, Karl Edvin Hansson, attempted to flee via Tungelsta Station. When confronted by police officer Waldén, Hansson attacked the officer and fled towards Västerhaninge, leaving behind a package with over 8,800 kronor in stolen cash. He was captured near Handen while attempting to escape on a railway handcar. Hansson and his accomplice, Henning Johansson, were later convicted of the crime.[5]
