Varberg railway station

Varberg railway station is located in Varberg, Sweden, at the West Coast Line and the endpoint of the Viskadal Line. The station is located around 300 metres (980 ft) from the traditional midpoint of the city. Regional and city buses stop nearby.

Varberg railway station Varbergs station
General information
Location	Halland County Sweden
Coordinates	57°6′34″N 12°14′55″E
Elevation	3 metres (9.8 ft) [1][2]
Owned by	Jernhusen[3]
Line(s)	West Coast Line Viskadal Line
Tracks	4
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Sven Fredrik Mellin[4]
Other information
Station code	Vb
History
Opened	1880[5]
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station SJ Following station Gothenburg Central Terminus West Coast Line Halmstad Central towards Malmö Central Preceding station Øresundståg Following station Åsa towards Gothenburg Central Copenhagen–Gothenburg Øresundståg Falkenberg towards Østerport Preceding station Västtågen Following station Tofta towards Uddevalla Uddevalla-Borås–Varberg Line Varberg Terminus Åsa towards Gothenburg Central Gothenburg-Varberg Line
Other services
Bus
Location

Trains

Fast trains and the regional express "Öresundståg" along the coast stop here. Regional trains also go towards Borås and further north.

History

Railway traffic started in Varberg in 1880 when the Varberg–Borås Line, now called Viskadal Line was opened.^[5] In 1886 the Middle Halland Railway between Varberg and Halmstad opened.^[6] In 1888 the Gothenburg–Halland Järnväg between Gothenburg and Varberg opened.^[2] The two latter lines are now part of the West Coast Line.

A basically new high-speed railway has been built along the coast after 1980, for the part just north of Varberg finished in 1998.^[2][7] The part through and just south of Varberg is under construction with expected completion in 2025.^[8]

The station building is from year 1880.^[9] In 2019 a tunnel began construction through Varberg, along with a new station at the northern end of the tunnel, close to the old station.^[8][10]