Nynäshamn is a station on
Stockholm's commuter train network, located in
Nynäshamn within
Nynäshamn Municipality
Nynäshamn Municipality (''Nynäshamns kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Nynäshamn.
In 1974 the former ''City of Nynäshamn'' (itself instituted in 1946) was merged with ...
and is the terminus for the
Nynäs Line
The Nynäs Line ( sv, Nynäsbanan) is a long railway line between Älvsjö and Nynäshamn in Sweden. The line is electrified and is double track on the section from Älvsjö to Västerhaninge.
The line is used by the Stockholm Commuter Rail ...
. On a normal winter weekday, the station has about 900 boarders (2015). The station has three tracks, which end with stop buffers. Entrance to the platform is geographically from the north (the track runs in a half loop through the city and ends in the "wrong" direction). The station no longer has an entrance building or ticket hall, but has weather protection on the platform. Nynäshamn is used as a transfer to the
Destination Gotland
Destination Gotland is a Swedish ferry-line that runs state-subsidised domestic ferries from Nynäshamn and Oskarshamn to Visby on the island of Gotland. It is a wholly owned daughter company of Rederi AB Gotland. The fleet consists of four h ...
ferries to the island of
Gotland
Gotland (, ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province, county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to th ...
.
History
The station was built as part of the
Nynäs Line
The Nynäs Line ( sv, Nynäsbanan) is a long railway line between Älvsjö and Nynäshamn in Sweden. The line is electrified and is double track on the section from Älvsjö to Västerhaninge.
The line is used by the Stockholm Commuter Rail ...
, and was opened to traffic in 1901. The old station building was designed by the architect
Ferdinand Boberg
Gustaf Ferdinand Boberg (11 April 1860 – 7 May 1946) was a Swedish architect.
Biography
Boberg was born in Falun. He became one of the most productive and prominent architects of Stockholm around the turn of the 20th century. Among his most ...
. It is a wooden building with yellow-painted facades and has a similar appearance to other station buildings line, also designed by Boberg. Today, the building is owned by housing association Nynäshamnsbostäder.
The old station building is located some distance from the track area itself. This is it was originally planned for the tracks to end in front of the building. However, a longer track was built to enable direct connection to the Gotland boats. This occurred in the years 1902-1973 and 1995-2007.
In 2007, the platform located just beside Nynäshamn Ferry Terminal was closed to allow expansion of the ferry terminal, and the track was shortened by 500m to the current terminus.
Gallery
Station Building
File:Nynäshamn, stationshus, 1901.JPG, Old station building under construction, 1900-1901
File:Nynäshamn, stationshus, 2017.jpg, Old Station Building
File:Nynäshamns hamn och station.jpg, Old station building, showing previous track extension
Station Platforms
File:Pendeltåg i Nynäshamn, 1975.jpg, Platform in 1975
File:Xxxdddnynashamn station (3).JPG, Platform in Winter
File:Nynäshamn Pendeltag.jpg, Platform in Summer
File:Xxxdddnynashamn station (1).JPG, Platform in Winter
References
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Nynäshamn Municipality
Railway stations in Stockholm County
Railway stations opened in 1901
1901 establishments in Sweden