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Skövde railway station Skövde station
Station building
General information
Other names	Skövde central station or Skövde Resecentrum
Location	Västra Götaland County Sweden
Coordinates	58°23′22″N 13°51′7″E / 58.38944°N 13.85194°E / 58.38944; 13.85194
Elevation	140 metres (460 ft)
Owned by	Jernhusen
Transit authority	Västtrafik
Line(s)	Western Main Line
Tracks	3
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Adolf W. Edelsvärd
Other information
Station code	Sk
History
Opened	1859
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station SJ Following station Törebodatowards Stockholm Central via Örebro Central Mälaren Line and Western Main Line Falköpingtowards Gothenburg Central Katrineholmtowards Stockholm Central Western Main Line Herrljungatowards Gothenburg Central Hallsbergtowards Umeå Night train Hallsbergtowards Duved Katrineholmtowards Stockholm Central Stockholm-Uddevalla Herrljungatowards Uddevalla Preceding station Long distance trains Following station Katrineholmtowards Stockholm Central VR Falköpingtowards Gothenburg Central Preceding station Västtågen Following station Falköpingtowards Gothenburg Central Gothenburg-Skövde Line Terminus Falköpingtowards Nässjö Nässjö Line
Other services
Bus
Location

Skövde railway station is located in the city of Skövde, Sweden, along the Western Main Line. It is the main city of the Skaraborg region. Fast long-distance trains stop here, and there are regional trains and buses to other cities and villages in the region. There are not anymore any other railway apart from the mainline going from Skövde. The station is located around 200 metres (660 ft) from the traditional midpoint of the city. City buses and regional buses stop nearby.

Railway traffic started in 1859 when the Western Main Line between the two largest cities of Sweden got a station here. Historically a few other railways connected to Skövde, to Skara and to Karlsborg, but they are decommissioned. Skövde was in the Middle Ages an important pilgrim city, but declined much after the reformation. The railway made it grow again and later became the largest city in Skaraborg. The station building is partly from 1859 but has been added to a few times.

References

1. https://minkarta.lantmateriet.se
2. ^ Västra stambanan The main western line
3. "Skövde Resecentrum" (in Swedish). Jernhusen. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
4. "343 Hallsberg - Skövde". historiskt.nu (in Swedish). 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
5. ^ Hotell Skövde

• Railway stations in Sweden opened in the 1860s
• Railway stations in Västra Götaland County
• Skövde