Karlstad Central Station

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Karlstad Central Station Karlstads centralstation
Station building
General information
Location	Värmland County Sweden
Coordinates	59°22′40″N 13°29′57″E / 59.37778°N 13.49917°E / 59.37778; 13.49917
Elevation	48 metres (157 ft)[1][2]
Owned by	Jernhusen[3]
Transit authority	Värmlandstrafik
Line(s)	Värmland Line
Tracks	3
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Adolf W. Edelsvärd and Hjalmar Kumlien[4]
Other information
Station code	Ks,Ksc
History
Opened	1869
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station SJ Following station Arvika towards Oslo Central Värmland Line Kristinehamn towards Stockholm Central Kil towards Gothenburg Central Vänern Line Terminus Preceding station Long distance trains Following station Terminus Tågab Kristinehamn towards Stockholm Central Preceding station Regional trains Following station Kil towards Charlottenberg Värmlandstrafik Välsviken towards Degerfors Kil towards Torsby Terminus
Other services
Bus
Location

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Karlstad Central Station is located in Karlstad, Sweden, along the Värmland Line. The station is located around 300 metres (980 ft) from traditional midpoint of the city. City buses and some regional buses stop at the station, while the regional bus station is around 400 metres (1,300 ft) away from the railway station.^[5]

Intercity trains operated by SJ and Tågab and regional trains belonging to Värmlandstrafik stop here.

Railway traffic started in Karlstad in 1869 with railway access from Stockholm, and in 1871 the main line between Oslo and Stockholm started traffic all the way.^[2][6]

Another line existed between 1904 and 1979, the narrow gauge Nordmark-Klarälvens Järnvägar between Karlstad and Hagfors over Deje, with extension in 1915 to Skoghall, a line which still exists for freight traffic, now with standard gauge.^[7][8]

The station building is from year 1869.^[3][4]

In 2024-2025 a new middle platform is being built which gives two more tracks for stopping passenger trains, including a new pedestrian tunnel between the both sides of the railway.^[9]