Bro railway station

Bro is a station on the Stockholm commuter rail network, located in the locality of Bro in Upplands-Bro Municipality. The station is on the Mälarbanan line, approximately 36.4 km from Stockholm City Station. The station features two tracks and a central island platform. The ticket hall is situated on the platform’s southern end and is accessed via an underground pedestrian tunnel. Around 2,000 passengers board at this station on weekdays.

History

The former Stockholm–Västerås–Bergslagen Railway opened a station on the then single-track railway when it was inaugurated in 1876. The station was located 35.9 km from Stockholm Central Station. The old station building still exists.
On 1 January 1967, responsibility for local rail transport within Stockholm County was transferred to Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. It was also decided that Upplands-Bro Municipality would be transferred from Uppsala County to Stockholm County. Commuter rail services were terminated at Kungsängen, and passenger service to the old Bro station ceased in the summer of 1972.

During the reconstruction of the old Västerås Line into the present-day Mälarbanan, capacity on the line was expanded, including the addition of double tracks. A decision was made to extend commuter rail services to Bålsta, which was implemented in 2001. At the same time, the new Bro station was opened.