Arvika railway station is located in
Arvika
Arvika is a locality and the seat of Arvika Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 14,244 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
The town of Arvika is situated at Kyrkviken, a bay of Glafsfjorden, Sweden's only inland fjord, a remnant of the tim ...
,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
, along the
Värmland Line. The station is located at the traditional midpoint of the city. City buses and some regional buses stop at the station, while the regional bus station is around away from the railway station.
Trains
Fast trains operated by
SJ and regional trains belonging to
stop here.
History
Railway traffic started in Arvika in 1867 with railway access from Oslo, and in 1871 the main line between Oslo and Stockholm started traffic all the way.
Another line existed between 1928 and 1985, the
Dal–Västra Värmlands Järnväg between Arvika and
Mellerud
Mellerud is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Mellerud Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,750 inhabitants in 2010.
Sports
* Melleruds IF, Swedish football club
* Åsebro IF, Swedish football club
Reference ...
over
Bengtsfors
Bengtsfors () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Bengtsfors Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,080 inhabitants in 2010. Bengtsfors Church is in Bengtsfors.
References
Populated places in Bengts ...
.
The station building is from year 1867.
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References
Railway stations in Sweden opened in 1867
Railway stations in Värmland County
Arvika Municipality
19th-century establishments in Värmland County