Bräcke railway station

Bräcke railway station (Swedish: Bräcke järnvägsstation) is a railway station located at Bräcke in Jämtland County, Sweden.[3]

Bräcke railway station
General information
LocationBräcke, Bräcke Municipality, Jämtland county
Sweden
Coordinates62°45′0″N 15°25′4″E / 62.75000°N 15.41778°E / 62.75000; 15.41778
Elevation291 metres (955 ft)[1][2]
Owned byJernhusen[3]
Line(s)
Tracks2[4]
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code
History
Opened1874
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station SJ SJ Following station
Östersund Central
towards Duved
Central Line
InterCity
Ånge
Terminus Northern Main Line
Östersund Central
towards Duved
Gothenburg-Umeå-Duved Ånge
Preceding station Norrtåg Following station
Gällö
towards Storlien
Central Line Ånge
Other services
Bus

It is located along the Central Line. It is also located at the southern end of the Main Line Through Upper Norrland, a line which has only freight trains since 2012.

The first railway station was built and opened when the original line Stockholm-Trondheim reached Bräcke in 1878.[2] A new station building (still remaining) was built in 1910.[5]

There are two tracks with a platform between. The platform is reached by a level crossing over one of the tracks. [6]

References

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  1. ^ Lantmäteriet - Min karta
  2. ^ a b "114 Bräcke - Östersund C" (in Swedish). historiskt.nu. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  3. ^ a b "Bräcke Station". Jernhusen. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Missvisande spårnamn vid Bräcke station – en trafikfara" (in Swedish). Jämtlands tidning. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  5. ^ "Stationshuset" (in Swedish). Jvgfoto.se. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  6. ^ Kvinna nära bli påkörd av tåg i Bräcke – nu höjs röster för ökad säkerhet (SR 16 december 2022)