Umeå East Station (Swedish: ''Umeå Östra'') is a railway station in

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, Sweden. The station was opened on 7 August 2010, with

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officially opening the station on 28 August. It was built in connection with the construction of the Bothnia Line (''Botniabanan'') to Umeå. It is one of the two stations serving Umeå, the other being the older Umeå Central Station which is located 2 km to the west. For a year after its opening, East Station was the sole station serving Umeå as Central Station was closed during this time for renovation. East Station is located close to the

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and the University Hospital of Umeå.

The Building

The blueprint of Umeå East Station was proposed by Lennart Sjögren of White arkitekter with

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financing the project. The building itself is mainly consisted of glass and glued laminated timber, and has two floors, with a Café located on floor 2. The accessibility of the station has been heavily prioritised and there are several elevator, escalators and stairs connecting the two subsequent floors. Furthermore, as the glass is non-reflective, trains are visible from almost every corner.

Services

Umeå East is the second of two stops in Umeå for up to four daily intercity trains to and from

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, operated by SJ AB Bombardier Regina X55 trains. SJ also operate a daily night train, with portions to Stockholm and Gothenburg which separate/join in Sundsvall. In December 2020,

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assumed operation of the

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state-supported night trains between Stockholm and

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, for a period of four years. Two Vy night trains call at Umeå East and Umeå Central in each direction every day: one between Narvik, Kiruna and Stockholm and one between Luleå and Stockholm. Norrtåg provide local and regional rail services south towards Sundsvall, west towards

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(until 2010, the original railway junction between Umeå and the

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), north west towards

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and north towards Boden, Luleå and Haparanda.

Photo gallery

File:Umeå Östra (platform).JPG, Train platform with the station building in the background File:Norrtåg at Umeå East Station.JPG, Southbound train File:Umeå Östra (interior).JPG, Part of the artwork in the entrance File:Umeå Östra (escalator).JPG, One of the escalators in the building

References

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