Bro railway station

Bro
Pendeltåg
Bro station building
General information
Location	Bro, Upplands-Bro Municipality, Sweden Sweden
Coordinates	59°31′12″N 17°37′48″E / 59.52000°N 17.63000°E / 59.52000; 17.63000
Owned by	Trafikverket
Operated by	Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
Line(s)	Mälarbanan
Platforms	1 (island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Bro
History
Opened	1876
Closed	1972
Rebuilt	2001
Passengers
2,000 daily
Services
Preceding station Stockholm commuter rail Following station Bålsta Terminus 43 Kungsängen towards Nynäshamn Terminus 44 Kungsängen towards Tumba

Bro is a station on the Stockholm commuter rail network, located in the locality of Bro in Upplands-Bro Municipality. The station is on the Mälarbanan line, approximately 36.4 km from Stockholm City Station. The station features two tracks and a central island platform. The ticket hall is situated on the platform’s southern end and is accessed via an underground pedestrian tunnel. Around 2,000 passengers board at this station on weekdays.^[1]

v t e Stockholm Commuter Rail
Legend
Uppsala Central  40   41   42  Märsta Knivsta Rosersberg Arlanda Central  43  Bålsta Upplands Väsby Bro Rotebro Kungsängen Norrviken  44  Kallhäll Häggvik Jakobsberg Sollentuna Barkarby Helenelund Spånga Ulriksdal Sundbyberg Solna Stockholm Odenplan Stockholm City Stockholm Södra Årstaberg Älvsjö Stuvsta Farsta Strand Huddinge Trångsund Flemingsberg Skogås Tullinge Vega  44  Tumba Handen Rönninge Jordbro Östertälje Västerhaninge  40   41   48  Södertälje Centrum Krigslida Södertälje Hamn Tungelsta Hemfosa Södertälje Syd Segersäng Järna Ösmo Mölnbo Nynäsgård  48  Gnesta Gröndalsviken Nynäshamn  42   43

The former Stockholm–Västerås–Bergslagen Railway opened a station on the then single-track railway when it was inaugurated in 1876. The station was located 35.9 km from Stockholm Central Station. The old station building still exists.^[2]

On 1 January 1967, responsibility for local rail transport within Stockholm County was transferred to Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL). It was also decided that Upplands-Bro Municipality would be transferred from Uppsala County to Stockholm County (which took effect on 1 January 1971). Commuter rail services were terminated at Kungsängen, and passenger service to the old Bro station ceased in the summer of 1972.^[3]

During the reconstruction of the old Västerås Line into the present-day Mälarbanan, capacity on the line was expanded, including the addition of double tracks. A decision was made to extend commuter rail services to Bålsta, which was implemented in 2001. At the same time, the new Bro station was opened.^[4]

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  The old station building, in operation from 1876 to 1972.
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  Entrance
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  The station
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  Platform
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  Art installation
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  Ticket hall

• Hällqvist, Arne (2008). Pendeltåg i stockholmsområdet. TNF book; 62. Trafik-Nostalgiska Förlaget. ISBN 978-91-85305-65-0.
• Harlén, Hans (2016). Pendeltågen. TNF book; 217. Trafik-Nostalgiska Förlaget. ISBN 978-91-87695-49-0.