Gävle Central Station

Gävle Central Station Gävle centralstation
Station building
General information
Location	Gävleborg County Sweden
Coordinates	60°40′34″N 17°9′4″E
Elevation	5 metres (16 ft)
Owned by	Jernhusen
Line(s)	East Coast Line Bergslagen Line Northern Main Line
Tracks	5
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Mårten A Spiering
Other information
Station code	Gc
History
Opened	1877
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station SJ Following station Söderhamn towards Umeå Central East Coast Line Uppsala Central towards Stockholm Central Bollnäs towards Duved Northern Main Line Terminus Gävle–Linköping Tierp towards Linköping Central Preceding station Vy Tåg Following station Söderhamn towards Luleå or Narvik Night Trains to Upper Norrland Uppsala Central towards Stockholm Central Preceding station Regional trains Following station Terminus Mälartåg Uppsala Central Terminus Tåg i Bergslagen Sandviken towards Mjölby Preceding station X-Tåget Following station Ljusne towards Sundsvall West East Coast Line Sundsvall–Gävle Terminus Ockelbo towards Ljusdal Northern Main Line Ljusdal–Gävle
Other services
Bus
Location

Gävle Central Station is located in the city of Gävle, Sweden, at the East Coast Line and the endpoints of the Bergslagen Line and the Northern Main Line. Fast long-distance trains stop here, and also regional trains in multiple directions. The station is located around 300 metres (980 ft) from the traditional midpoint of the city. Regional and city buses stop nearby. The Swedish Railway Museum is located in the southern part of Gävle.

History

Railway traffic started in Gävle in 1859 when the Gävle–Storvik–Falun Line was opened, called Gävle–Dala Line, now called Bergslagen Line. This railway was then isolated, but did connect Falun with the port of Gävle. The first part of the Northern Main Line Stockholm–Uppsala–Krylbo–Storvik created in 1875 a railway connection between Gävle and Stockholm with a detour. In 1874 the Uppsala - Gävle line was opened for traffic, a much shorter route Stockholm–Gävle.

Next railway to be built was the Gävle–Ockelbo line, opened 1884. The Northern Main Line was in 1876-1881 continued from Storvik fairly near Gävle 265 km further north past Ockelbo to Ånge. The Gävle–Ockelbo line has later been redefined as a branch of the Northern Main Line, and is the normal route for trains Stockholm–Ånge.

Much later the East Coast Line Gävle–Sundsvall was built. Traffic was started Gävle–Ljusne in 1926 and Gävle–Sundsvall 1927. The delay was because steamboats were preferred between the coastal cities.

Gävle is a city founded in the Middle Ages. Its port with direct access to the Bothnian Sea has been the base of its economy. When railways were built the city became an important industrial city and an even more important port city.

Gävle Central Station was opened in 1877. Before this, the two existing railways had other temporary wooden station buildings, for the line to Falun located at the port slightly northeast from the present station, and for the line to Uppsala south of the Gavleån river, called Gävle South. Both these station buildings have been removed. The Central station building was rebuilt in 1901.