The Nils Ericson Terminal is a major

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built in 1995. It is adjacent to and interconnected with Gothenburg Central Station and will be joined to the upcoming Centralen station via the ''Gothenburg Grand Central'' building. It is located in the city center, across the street from the Nordstan

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. The main shopping street and many

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s are within walking distance from the terminal. The terminal serves many parts of the

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with bus traffic (although many regional destinations are primarily served by regional trains). Bus companies such as

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, Bus4You, Nettbuss express, Swebus Express and

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serve destinations such as

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and

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. With bus changes, a lot of destinations can be reached. The bus terminal uses the modern system where buses arrive at gates, and the passengers enter the buses directly from the air-conditioned terminal, much like in modern

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s. There are 18 gates indoors (numbered 21-38). There are also 11 gates outdoors with simple shelters (39-49). Terminal's total size is . The terminal is named after

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, a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer, and brother to

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. The terminal was designed by the Norwegian architect, Niels Torp, and received the national Kasper Salin Prize in 1996.

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