Kortfors railway station

Kortfors railway station
Kortfors station building
General information
LocationKortfors, Karlskoga Municipality
Sweden
Coordinates59°25′04″N 14°40′32″E / 59.41775°N 14.67551°E / 59.41775; 14.67551
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Vikersvik   Nora–Karlskoga Line   Bofors
Location

Kortfors railway station (Swedish: Kortfors järnvägsstation) was a railway station in Kortfors, a former railway junction, in Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden.

The Kortfors station opened in 1874 when the Nora–Karlskoga Line was inaugurated. A siding to Karlsdals Bruk also opened the same year. In 1966, passenger traffic between Nora and Karlskoga was discontinued and Kortfors was downgraded. In 1985, freight traffic was also discontinued.

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