Södertälje Centrum railway station

Södertälje Centrum
Södertälje Centrum
General information
Location	Södertälje, Södertälje Municipality; Sweden
Coordinates	59°11′30″N 17°37′40″E / 59.19167°N 17.62778°E
Line(s)	Västra stambanan
Distance	38.1 km
History
Opened	1860
Previous names	Södertelge nedre (1860-1926) ; Södertälje Central Station (1926-1994)
Passengers
2019	8,500 boarding per weekday
Services
Location

Södertälje Centrum (abbreviated Södertälje C) is a station on Stockholm's commuter train network,^[2] located in central Södertälje in Stockholm County, Sweden. The station is 38.1 km from Stockholm C, and is the terminus station of a branch line from Södertälje Hamn railway station. Södertälje Centrum serves SL train routes 40, 41 and 44 towards Stockholm. Line 48 to Gnesta also starts from here,^[3] which is the only of Stockholm's commuter train lines not running via Stockholm City.

History edit

The station opened to traffic in 1860 as part of Stockholm's first railway line^[4] under the name Södertelge nedre^[5] (Södertelge Lower), however on 15 May 1926, the station was renamed Södertälje Central Station, despite only being used for local services, and was finally changed to Södertälje Centrum in 1994. Trains from Södertälje Centrum previously operated on a shuttle service to Södertälje Hamn, however since 1982 services have been continuous to Stockholm.^{[citation needed]}

Architecture edit

The station is notable for being one of the few Swedish railway stations with two older station buildings intact. The older 1860^[6] building was built with red brick facades, and with rustic corner quoins. This building was designed in by architect Adolf Wilhelm Edelsvärd, who was responsible for many of SJ's station buildings during the second half of the 19th century.^[7] The station building was inaugurated by King Charles XV in during a test ride on the new railway in 1860.

The second station building was built in 1917 according to drawings by Swedish State Railways chief architect Folke Zettervall and was placed a little further north perpendicular to the first. The building was a designed in a national romantic style, with facades plastered in a discoloured yellow.

Both buildings are red-classified by Stockholm County Museum, meaning that the building meet the requirements for a building monument declaration.

Neither of the old station buildings is used today directly by the railway. The 1860 building is now owned by Södertälje Municipality, and houses restaurants. The 1917 building is owned by state-owned railway real-estate company Jernhusen,^[8] and houses a kiosk and a café.

As of 2021, there are plans for a new station pavilion to be built.^[9]