Östertälje is a station on Stockholm's commuter rail network, located in the district of Östertälje in south-eastern

Södertälje Södertälje ( , ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Stockholm County, Sweden and seat of Södertälje Municipality. It is also a part of Stockholm urban area, Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area. As of 2020, it has 73,872 inhabitants. Södert� ...

, 34.3 km from Stockholm City Station. The station consists of a single island platform with a ticket hall on the platform, accessible via a pedestrian tunnel. As of 2015, it had an average of 3,000 boardings per winter weekday. Travel time to Stockholm City Station is 34 minutes, and to

Södertälje Centrum Södertälje ( , ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Stockholm County, Sweden and seat of Södertälje Municipality. It is also a part of Stockholm urban area, Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area. As of 2020, it has 73,872 inhabitants. Södert� ...

, 9 minutes.

History

A stop at Igelsta was established in 1879, later replaced by Östertälje station in 1921 due to a track realignment. After SL took over responsibility for local rail traffic in the Stockholm region, the current standardised station structure was completed in 1970, replacing the old station building and pedestrian bridge. The station has elevators, but no escalators. On the eastern side, there is a small kiosk, as well as stops for connecting bus services. Ticket sales are available near the fare gates at the entrance. From Östertälje, city buses operate to other locations in

and to

Nynäshamn Nynäshamn is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Nynäshamn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 13,510 inhabitants in 2010. While interest in the area as a potentially useful port grew from the mid-19th century, it was only ...

. Between June 2011 and December 2012, the station experienced a significant increase in ridership due to the closure of

station for railway reconstruction. During this period, many city bus routes were temporarily rerouted to Östertälje. Normally, Södertälje C has around 6,800 boardings per weekday, and the majority of those passengers used Östertälje instead during the closure.

Gallery

Östertälje 20170930 114200.jpg, Station Östertälje 20170930 114321.jpg, Entrance Östertälje 20170930 113846.jpg, Station sign Östertälje 20170930 113802.jpg, X60 commuter train at the station

References

* * {{Stockholm public transport Railway stations in Stockholm County Railway stations in Sweden opened in 1921 Södertälje 1920s establishments in Stockholm County