Märsta is a railway station located in

Märsta Märsta () is a suburb of Metropolitan Stockholm, a locality and the seat of Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 27,034 inhabitants in 2015. The town is situated close to Stockholm's main international airport, Arlanda. Even though ...

Sigtuna Municipality Sigtuna Municipality (''Sigtuna kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Märsta, approximately north of the Swedish capital, Stockholm. The municipality is a part of Metropolita ...

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. The station is located 36.5km north of Stockholm C, on the Swedish East Coast Line (

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: ''Ostkustbanan''). The station serves long-distance and regional SJ trains, and since 1968 has also been a northern terminus for Stockholm's commuter trains. The station opened in 1876, ten years after the inauguration of the Stockholm-Uppsala railway line. The current station building was built in 1914 and, but severely in a fire in May 2000. Demolition was first considered but it was then decided that the building would be rebuilt.

Long Distance Train Station

The older part of the station serves SJ Regional Trains, and consists of a platform with two through-tracks. The tracks to Stockholm were doubled in 1906, followed by the tracks to

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in 1908, and line was electrified in 1934. Long-distance traffic decreased at Märsta Station when the

Arlanda line The Arlanda Line ( sv, Arlandabanan) is a long railway line which allows trains on the East Coast Line to reach Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden. The Arlanda Line branches from the East Coast Line at Rosersberg and rejo ...

was put into use in 1999.

Commuter Train Station

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part of the station was built in autumn 1968, when Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) took over responsibility for local rail transport within

. It consists of a central platform with two tracks. A ticket hall and waiting area are located on the northern part of the platform. It is a terminus station, and the entrance is at-grade with the street outside. The station has just over 7,300 boarders on weekdays (2019) on the commuter trains. In addition, the bus terminal has approximately 8,100 boarding passengers per weekday. Many people take a bus from Märsta Station to

Arlanda Airport Stockholm Arlanda Airport is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, north of Stockholm and nearly south-east of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County and the pr ...

to avoid paying the surcharge to use

Arlanda Central Station Arlanda Central Station ( sv, Arlanda centralstation) or Arlanda C is a railway station on the Arlanda Line serving Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in Sweden. It is served by regional, intercity, and night trains operated by SJ, and since December 201 ...

on the

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Arlanda Line The Arlanda Line ( sv, Arlandabanan) is a long railway line which allows trains on the East Coast Line to reach Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden. The Arlanda Line branches from the East Coast Line at Rosersberg and rejo ...

Redevelopment Plans

In connection with the

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, both the

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and

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parties declared that Märsta station should be rebuilt. As of 2021, the

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is investigating and planning for a rebuilding of the station. Plans for the station include the reconstruction of Märsta railway yard, new entrances and platforms, expanded passenger waiting areas, and better accessibility between SL and SJ trains.

Gallery

Historic Photos

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Station Building

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Long Distance Train Area

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Commuter Train Area

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References

{{reflist 1878 establishments in Sweden Sigtuna Municipality Railway stations in Stockholm County Railway stations opened in 1878