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Bålsta railway station
Railway station in Håbo, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bålsta is a railway station located in Bålsta in Håbo municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden. It is located 45.3 km from Stockholm Central Station on the Mälaren Line.[2] The station serves long-distance and regional SJ trains, and is also the north-west terminus for Stockholm's commuter trains, despite being located just outside of Stockholm County.
Bålsta Station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Pendeltåg, SJ Regional Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Bålsta Station in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Bålsta, Håbo municipality, Uppsala County Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 59°34′8″N 17°31′58″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Trafikverket | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Mälaren Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 45.3 km (28.1 mi) from Stockholm C | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1867 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2,600 boarding per weekday[1] (commuter rail) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The long-distance train section has two tracks and a central platform. Regional trains stop at Bålsta Station on the Gothenburg-Hallsberg-Västerås-Stockholm route. At the southern end of the main platforms there is an entrance and ticket hall to the SL commuter train section which consists of a track and a side platform.
Until 2018, there was a station building, below the south side of the railway embankment. This was demolished in May 2018, as part the planned redevelopment of the centre of Bålsta.[3] A new bus station area was opened in January 2021.[4]