Vagnhallen Majorna tram stop

Vagnhallen Majorna is a Gothenburg tram network stop. It has two platforms with trees that separate the tram tracks from the road. It is one of the only two stations to have this structure; the other one is Ostindiegatan.

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Type: Tram stop
Description: tram stop in Gothenburg, Sweden
Also known as: “Vagnhallen Majorna”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Älvsborg and Sankta Birgittas kapell, Göteborg.

Old Älvsborg

Castle

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Älvsborg, now generally known as Old Älvsborg or Älvsborg Castle to distinguish it from the later New Älvsborg and Älvsborg Fortress, was a medieval castle situated on the rocky outcrop known as Klippan, on the south bank of the Göta Älv river within the urban area of the modern city of Gothenburg. Old Älvsborg is situated 340 metres west of Vagnhallen Majorna tram stop.

Sankta Birgittas kapell, Göteborg

Church

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Sankta Birgittas kapell, Göteborg is a church, which is situated 300 metres northwest of Vagnhallen Majorna tram stop.

Vagnhallen Majorna

Industrial building

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Vagnhallen Majorna is an industrial building, which is situated 110 metres south of Vagnhallen Majorna tram stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nya Varvet and Eriksberg.

Nya Varvet

Suburb

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Nya Varvet is a suburb.

Eriksberg

Suburb

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Eriksberg is an area on Hisingen in Gothenburg where Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB had their shipyard until bankruptcy in 1979. For over a century the area was dominated by shipbuilding but a crisis in the 1970s destroyed the industry.