Arlanda Central Station

Arlanda Central Station
Platform at Arlanda C
General information
Coordinates59°38′59″N 17°55′45″E / 59.64959°N 17.92912°E / 59.64959; 17.92912
Owned byArlandabanan Infrastructure AB (Swedish Government)
Operated byA-Train AB
Line(s)East Coast Line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened2000
Passengers
20192,500 boarding per weekday[1] (Stockholm commuter rail)

Arlanda Central Station (Swedish: Arlanda centralstation) or Arlanda C is a railway station on the Arlanda Line serving Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sweden. It is served by various regional, intercity, and night trains operated by SJ, Mälartåg and Vy Tåg and since December 2012 also by Stockholm commuter rail.

History

Plans for a railway line from the city center of Stockholm to the airport started in the early 1990s. Policy-makers wanted to allow the airport to grow without increasing the road traffic to the airport, and decided to build a railway. The project involved building a branch from the existing East Coast Line from Rosersberg and back at Odensala. Financing was secured by introducing Sweden's first public–private partnership, whereby a private consortium would be granted a 40-year permit to operate the line in exchange for all direct traffic and the right to collect usage fees from other train companies. The contract was won by A-Train in 1994, which started construction in 1995 and completed the line and station in 1999,[2] with Arlanda C itself opening in 2000 on the East Coast Line shortly after the opening of Arlanda North and Arlanda South stations.

From 2006 to 2012, Upptåget operated a commuter train service every 30 minutes between Upplands Väsby and Uppsala via Arlanda C. At Upplands Väsby, passengers could transfer to Stockholm commuter rail.[3] After Stockholm commuter rail started its service from Älvsjö (Tumba) to Uppsala C, Upptåget ended its commuter service,

Facilities

Arlanda C entrance from SkyCity

Arlanda C is one of three train stations at Arlanda, the other two being Arlanda North Station and Arlanda South Station, both which are exclusively served by the Arlanda Express. Arlanda C is located directly under SkyCity, which is between terminal 4 and 5,[3] and is 39 kilometres (24 mi) from Stockholm Central Station. It is located in a 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) long tunnel, which is one of the longest railway tunnels in Sweden.[4]

Services

The station is served by regional and long-distance trains operated by SJ, Mälartåg and Vy Tåg

SJ operates northbound fast trains from Stockholm to Östersund, Sundsvall and Umeå.

Since 9 December 2012, Stockholm commuter rail trains stop at Arlanda C every 30 minutes (60 minutes on weekend mornings and nights). It takes 38 minutes from Arlanda C to Stockholm City station, and 18 minutes to Uppsala C.[5][6]

Preceding station Stockholm commuter rail Following station
Knivsta
towards Uppsala Central
 40 Upplands Väsby
towards Södertälje Centrum
Preceding station SJ SJ Following station
Uppsala Central
towards Duved
 Northern Main Line Stockholm Central
Terminus
Uppsala Central
towards Umeå Central
 East Coast Line
Uppsala Central
towards Falun Central or Mora
 Dala Line
Preceding station Vy Tåg Following station
Uppsala Central
towards Luleå or Narvik
 Night Trains to Upper Norrland Stockholm Central
Terminus

References

  1. ^ "Fakta om SL och regionen 2019" (PDF) (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ "History". Arlanda Express. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Trains". Swedavia. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Stockholm-Märsta/Arlanda-Uppsala". Järnväg.net. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Nu startar pendeltågslinjen till Arlanda och Uppsala – AB Storstockholms Lokaltrafik". Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
  6. ^ Commuter rail service now available at Stockholm Arlanda Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. Swedavia. Retrieved 3 August 2013.