Gnesta station

Gnesta station is a railway station located in Gnesta, Södermanland County, Sweden. It is located 66 kilometers south of Stockholm, and is one of a few stations on Stockholm's commuter rail network located outside of Stockholm County. The station is also used for services operated by Mälartåg. Gnesta station was opened in 1861 as part of the Western Main Line. The first section of the Western Main Line between Järna and Gnesta was inaugurated on 1 October 1861. At that time, Gnesta station was the terminus of the railway line extending from Stockholm Södra. The next year, in 1862, the entire Western Main Line from Gothenburg Central Station to Stockholm Södra was completed, and this was celebrated with a special royal train, which made a ten-minute stop in Gnesta. Upon its arrival at Gothenburg Central the next day, the Kings of Sweden and Norway, Karl XV, declared the railway officially open. The station building was designed by Adolf W. Edelsvärd, the chief architect of Statens Järnvägar, and was constructed in wood. Alongside the station building, several other facilities were created, including coal sheds, a locomotive shed, a railway restaurant, housing for the staff, a laundry, a root cellar, outhouses, and a goods depot. The station house at Gnesta also served as the prototype for one of the standard models used by Swedish Railways (SJ), known as the Gnestamodellen. Additionally, two water cranes were installed, one of which has been preserved and stands in front of the station building since 2007 as one of the few remaining water cranes along the Western Main Line. The establishment of the station led to the growth of Gnesta from a small collection of farms to a small railway town, with industries like a brewery, cigar factory, matchstick factory, and several other businesses. The station became a frequent stop for King Oscar II, who would visit on his way to Tullgarn Palace. The royal family often dined at the railway restaurant, which was run by Albert Jones and his relatives, and other royals, including the Kings of Portugal and Saxony and the Prince of Wales, also frequented the establishment. The restaurant became so closely associated with the kin

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