Speedway

Bro railway station

Bro
PendeltÄg
Bro station building
General information
LocationBro, Upplands-Bro Municipality, Sweden
Sweden
Coordinates59°31â€Č12″N 17°37â€Č48″E / 59.52000°N 17.63000°E / 59.52000; 17.63000
Owned byTrafikverket
Operated byStorstockholms Lokaltrafik
Line(s)MĂ€larbanan
Platforms1 (island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus terminal
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeBro
History
Opened1876
Closed1972
Rebuilt2001
Passengers
2,000 daily
Services
Preceding station Stockholm commuter rail Following station
BĂ„lsta
Terminus
43 KungsÀngen
Terminus 44 KungsÀngen
towards Tumba

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 MĂ€larbanan 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]

History

Former station

The former Stockholm–VĂ€sterĂ„s–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 KungsÀngen, and passenger service to the old Bro station ceased in the summer of 1972.[3]

New station

During the reconstruction of the old VÀsterÄs Line into the present-day MÀlarbanan, capacity on the line was expanded, including the addition of double tracks. A decision was made to extend commuter rail services to BÄlsta, which was implemented in 2001. At the same time, the new Bro station was opened.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Fakta om SL och lÀnet 2013" (PDF). SL. 25 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Stationshuset ett historiskt landmÀrke i Bro | Floristhörnan" (in Swedish). 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  3. ^ "Bro | Karlberg–Sundbyberg N–SpĂ„nga–KallhĂ€ll–Enköping | Banvakt.se". banvakt.se. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  4. ^ "Bro Centrum 30 Ă„r – Bro Centrum" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  • HĂ€llqvist, Arne (2008). PendeltĂ„g i stockholmsomrĂ„det. TNF book; 62. Trafik-Nostalgiska Förlaget. ISBN 978-91-85305-65-0.
  • HarlĂ©n, Hans (2016). PendeltĂ„gen. TNF book; 217. Trafik-Nostalgiska Förlaget. ISBN 978-91-87695-49-0.