The Nils Ericson Terminal is a major

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in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is placed in the city center just next to

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(Centralstationen), and across the street from the main Nordstan shopping center. The main street and most

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s are within walking distance from the terminal. The terminal serves many parts of the

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with bus traffic (although many regional destinations are primarily served by

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). Bus companies such as Flixbus, Bus4You, Nettbuss express, Swebus Express and

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serve destinations such as

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, Stockholm and

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. With bus changes, a lot of destinations can be reached. The bus terminal uses the modern system where buses arrive at gates, and the passengers enter the buses directly from the

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terminal, much like in modern

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s. There are 18 gates indoors (numbered 21-38). There are also 11 gates outdoors with simple shelters (39-49). The terminal is named after Nils Ericson, a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer, and brother to

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. The terminal was designed by the

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architect, Nils Torp, and received the national

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in 1996.

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