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Läggesta railway station
Railway station in Strängnäs, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Läggesta railway station is a railway station on Svealandsbanan near the small town of Mariefred in Strängnäs municipality, Sweden.
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Läggesta | |
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General information | |
Location | Mariefred, Strängnäs Sweden |
Coordinates | 59°14′55″N 17°10′3″E |
Operated by | Trafikverket |
Line(s) | Svealandsbanan |
Distance | 67 km (Stockholm C)[1] |
Tracks | 3 (lower level) 2 (upper level) |
History | |
Opened | 1895 (lower level) 1997 (upper level) |
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Läggesta railway station is the nearest station for all-year rail traffic for visitors to Mariefred and to the Gripsholm Castle in Mariefred, to which regular buses leave from the railway station.[2] There is also a museum railway, Östra Södermanlands Järnväg, with 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge, going from Läggesta to Mariefred in the summer. Its station, Läggesta Lower Station (Swedish: Läggesta nedre station), is located under a bridge which is part of the mainline station of Läggesta.