The station was opened in 1901. The original station building from 1901
was demolished in 1974 and replaced with a new one. As part of the
double-tracking of the line between Älvsjö and Västerhaninge, a new
station was built here that, among other things, permits interchange between
buses and trains with no changes of level.
This is because, as the southern terminal for most of the southbound trains on
this line, Västerhaninge is an important bus interchange. Numerous buses
serve the surrounding communities, giving them convenient connections to the
trains at Västerhaninge to provide easy access to downtown Stockholm and other
parts of the region.
(20 May 2000)
A northbound train arrives at the platform at Västerhaninge.
(20 May 2000)
A commuter train in the recent livery is stabled on a side track
at Västerhaninge.
(20 May 2000)
Another view of the same train, showing that new livery more clearly.
(20 May 2000)
The same train, but this view shows some of the apartment buildings that
cluster around the station.
(20 May 2000)
A much closer view of that stabled train and its livery. Trains with this
paint scheme have also been rehabbed on the inside, in a more attractive
color scheme, and with such new features as an audible door-closing
chime and automated visual and audible next-station announcements.
(23 January 2002)
A view of the rehabbed interior of a car of this type.