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Hästveda rail station wakes up. Photo: Trafikverket
Rebirth of Swedish Hästveda railway station
Published: Mon, 2013-04-29 14:13- Likes 2
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New refurbished station
No trains have actually halted in Hästveda since 1975. However, now this small town is about to wake up from its long slumber. Together with 15 other towns, it will be opened up to a larger labour market.
Hästveda is a small, tranquil town in the south of Sweden. Its old station building has remained intact and the name of the main street that passes the station is still Eastern Railway Street.
Hästveda is just one of the locations in the region getting new or refurbished stations – an investment designed to improve public transport in northern Skåne and southern Småland.
The stations will be served by Pågatåg (Scania) and Krösatåg (Småland). Hästveda has been transformed into a busy work site, with new platforms being built and tracks being rerouted. The whole project is called Pågatåg North-East and Krösatåg and includes 16 stations that previously had no passenger exchange, with work scheduled for completion in 2014. The purpose is to improve regional traffic. Sveab is the main contractor in charge of platforms and station buildings, while Strukton is responsible for all track, electrical engineering, signalling and telecom work.
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