Kungsängen railway station

Kungsängen
Pendeltåg
Kungsängen station building
General information
Location	Kungsängen, Upplands-Bro Municipality, Sweden Stockholm County
Coordinates	59°28′40″N 17°45′9″E
Owned by	Swedish Transport Administration
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	Kän
History
Opened	1876
Rebuilt	2000
Passengers
2015	4,500 boarding per weekday (2015) (commuter rail)
Services
Preceding station Stockholm commuter rail Following station Bro towards Bålsta 43 Kallhäll towards Nynäshamn Bro Terminus 44 Kallhäll towards Tumba

Kungsängen is a station on the Stockholm commuter rail network, located in the locality of Kungsängen within Upplands-Bro Municipality. It is situated on the Mälarbanan railway, 26.2 kilometers from Stockholm City Station. The station is directly connected to Kungsängen's town center, where multiple bus routes operate. On an average weekday, approximately 4,500 passengers board at this station (2015).

History

The original station opened in 1876 as a passing loop on the then single-track Stockholm–Västerås–Bergslagen Railway. The locality of Kungsängen began to grow around the station at the turn of the 20th century. In 1967, responsibility for local railway transport within Stockholm County was transferred to Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL). That same year, a decision was made to move Upplands-Bro Municipality from Uppsala County to Stockholm County, a change that took effect in 1971. On April 22, 1968, Kungsängen became the terminus for the Stockholm commuter rail service, featuring a single platform and a ticket hall.

On April 25, 2000, a newly built station facility was inaugurated along with a straighter double-track route. Kungsängen ceased to be a terminus, as the commuter train service was extended to Bålsta. However, many commuter trains from Stockholm still terminate at Kungsängen, as the Stockholm-Kungsängen route operates at 15-minute intervals, while trains to Bålsta run every 30 minutes.

Stockholm Commuter Rail
Uppsala Central  40   41   42  Märsta Knivsta Rosersberg Arlanda Central  43  Bålsta Upplands Väsby Bro Rotebro Kungsängen Norrviken  44  Kallhäll Häggvik Jakobsberg Sollentuna Barkarby Helenelund Spånga Ulriksdal Sundbyberg Solna Stockholm Odenplan Stockholm City Stockholm Södra Årstaberg Älvsjö Stuvsta Farsta Strand Huddinge Trångsund Flemingsberg Skogås Tullinge Vega  44  Tumba Handen Rönninge Jordbro Östertälje Västerhaninge  40   41   48  Södertälje Centrum Krigslida Södertälje Hamn Tungelsta Hemfosa Södertälje Syd Segersäng Järna Ösmo Mölnbo Nynäsgård  48  Gnesta Gröndalsviken Nynäshamn  42   43

Gallery

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  Ticket hall

References

• Hällqvist, Arne (2008). Pendeltåg i Stockholmsområdet. TNF bok; 62. Trafik-Nostalgiska Förlaget. ISBN 978-91-85305-65-0.

• Harlén, Hans (2016). Pendeltågen. TNF bok; 217. Trafik-Nostalgiska Förlaget. ISBN 978-91-87695-49-0.