Södertälje Centrum (abbreviated ''Södertälje C'') is a station on Stockholm's commuter train network, located in central Södertälje in

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. The station is 38.1 km from

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, 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

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also starts from here, which is the only of Stockholm's commuter train lines not running via

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History

The station opened to traffic in 1860 as part of Stockholm's first railway line under the name ''Södertelge nedre'' ''(''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.

Architecture

The station is notable for being one of the few Swedish railway stations with two older station buildings intact. The older 1860 building was built with red brick facades, and with

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corner quoins. This building was designed in by architect

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, who was responsible for many of SJ's station buildings during the second half of the 19th century. 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

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and was placed a little further north perpendicular to the first. The building was a designed in a

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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

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, and houses restaurants. The 1917 building is owned by state-owned railway real-estate company

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, and houses a

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and a café. As of 2021, there are plans for a new station pavilion to be built.

Gallery

Historic Photos

File:Utsikt över Södertälje centralstation nedre 1860.jpg, Station, 1860 File:Järnvägstation.JPG, Original Building, 1860 File:Järnvägsstationen Södertälje 1922.jpg, Second Station Building, 1922 File:Södertälje centralstation Stationsplan med vändskiva Stadshotellet i bakgrunden 1938.jpg, Tracks and Platforms, 1938

The Station Today

File:Södertälje Centrum 2.jpg, Original Station Building File:Södertälje Centrum 1.jpg, Second Station Building File:Södertälje Centrum Perong 2017.jpg, Platforms File:Södertälje Centrum 3.jpg, Platforms

References

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