Gothenburg (Göteborg)
2nd Swedish city, after Stockholm
Population City: ~480.000
Population Metro: ~900.000

Location: Swedish westcoast
500 km to Stockholm
300 km to Oslo
300 Km to Copenhagen/Malmö

My Tram Station - Wieselgrensplatsen
Located 6 minutes from city by tram.

Close to the station:
http://www.invision.nu/jens/wieselgren2.jpg

The Station:
http://www.invision.nu/jens/wieselgren.jpg
http://www.invision.nu/jens/wieselgren3.jpg

Tram Map:
http://www.invision.nu/jens/trammap.jpg

Vågmästareplatsen:
http://www.invision.nu/jens/vagmastare.jpg

Central Station, buses and trains

The Central Station:
http://www.invision.nu/jens/centralstation.jpg
http://www.invision.nu/jens/glasfasad.jpg

The Bus Station
http://www.invision.nu/jens/nisseplatsen.jpg

Commuter Trains
http://www.invision.nu/jens/pendeltag.jpg

Nordstan - Biggest shopping mall in sweden

Looking toward Nordstan
http://www.invision.nu/jens/motnordstan.jpg

Fastfood?
http://www.invision.nu/jens/fastfood.jpg

Shopping
http://www.invision.nu/jens/ahlens.jpg

City Pictures

http://www.invision.nu/jens/arkaden.jpg
http://www.invision.nu/jens/nk.jpg
http://www.invision.nu/jens/gamleport.jpg
http://www.invision.nu/jens/kopparmarra.jpg
http://www.invision.nu/jens/duvor.jpg

The Avenue
http://www.invision.nu/jens/storan.jpg
http://www.invision.nu/jens/tram7.jpg

Hard Rock Cafe
http://www.invision.nu/jens/hardrock.jpg
http://www.invision.nu/jens/hardrock2.jpg

Looks spacious and urban at the same time. It's strange that there have been so few Gothenburg threads so far, even though it's fifth biggest city in the Nordics. I'm glad that you did one, it really looks beautiful, vibrant city. If you have any more Gothenburg pics I'd be very grateful. Aren't they planning four semi-skyscrapers in the downtown?

Thanks for the pics! And keep 'em coming.. I have seen waaay too few photos of Gothenburg and such a big city deserves more fame in this forum!

Nice to see photos of Göteborg for a chance. I didn't know you had trams there.

You should add an extra 0 onto those lengths. It's 500 km's to Stockholm from there. :)

Nice to see photos of Göteborg for a chance. I didn't know you had trams there.

You should add an extra 0 onto those lengths. It's 500 km's to Stockholm from there. :)

Actually it's one of the biggest tram cities in the world with a track length of 146 km, if i remember correctly. Anyone have the exact numbers?

Actually it's one of the biggest tram cities in the world with a track length of 146 km, if i remember correctly. Anyone have the exact numbers?

Found it! 145 km it is.
Compared to Stockholm subway: 108 km

Thanks, disco! Nice to see Gothenburg pictures for a change. I'm planning on visiting this city in August.

oh yea i love such photothreads! very nice job, disco!

the fast food pic is funny :D



looking forward to seeing some more similar threads by you! (:

Yay, more Götebrg pics! Nice!

Nice pics! Are those buildings in the first two pics highrises? They look quite tall

Nice pics! Are those buildings in the first two pics highrises? They look quite tall

The buildings on the first picture are 8 14 story buildings.
On the second picture there's a 15 story building (the yellow are 9 story buildings)
On the third picture you see 2 buildings in the background, these are 10 story buildings. There's also a third one, not included in the photo.

nice city :-) btw h&m is great i love that shop :-)

Please, more! :) This was a very pleasant surprise. Thanks.

Very nifty idea, this one.
http://www.invision.nu/jens/vagmastare.jpg

When was your central train station built?

When was your central train station built?

It was completed 2003 i think.

Actually the building is a part of the central station with 2 other buildings and is called centralhuset (the central building). The other buildings are, the old central station which looks like an old goast house, and the other building as the busterminal (which is the biggest in sweden) called Nils Ericsons Terminalen, built in the '90s.

nice! the central station in Gbg is my favorite train station in Sweden. very nice

O wow, disco! Thanks a whole lot! :okay:

Although you also show some handsome old buildings, Goeteborg looks so sleek and modern in these photos! :cool:

The train station & the bus terminal are very attractive, and I just go :eek2: over that tram system!

It's great to see so many Goeteborgers out enjoying the sunshine in their beautiful city. :)

Please promise to take more photos as you're, able, OK?

Nice pics. I like these massive residential buildings and also cool transport network. City centre of course looks very pleasant. I like pic with small river.

Tram Map. Enjoy!

http://www.invision.nu/jens/trammap.gif

Nice to see some Göteborg-pics for a chance! Kind of unusual in this forum. Tho it is the second largest city in Sweden I have the feeling that it is sort of "on hold" in Sweden for the moment, and in the shadow of the developing Öresundsregionen (Malmö and Copenhagen) and of course the capital of Stockholm. Am I right?

By the way, it is an incredible tram system!

Am I correct in assuming that you have a bus system as well? I gather no subway, but I may be wrong on one or both points.

a very pleasant thread! This city looks very nice and urban! Mmm ;) gotta love burger king

Am I correct in assuming that you have a bus system as well? I gather no subway, but I may be wrong on one or both points.

You're right. No subway over here. But there's some underground tram stations; Hammarkullen, Frölunda Torg, Lisebergs Station (Commuter Train Station).

Except tram and busses we have local trains (commuter trains), but only three stations located inside the city borders. Numbers of stations in metro area are about 20-30 i guess.

Se a map of busses and trams. (No trains on this map) (http://www.vasttrafik.se/directory/publications/31372/CE_IMAGES/karta050110Tryck.jpg)

Very nice photos and city. I could say it's very urban from those photos. ;)

gotta love burger king

You should watch "Super size me" :)

Found it! 145 km it is.
Compared to Stockholm subway: 108 km
there's about 25-30km of trams/LRT in Sthlm too tho. ;)

You're right. No subway over here. But there's some underground tram stations; Hammarkullen, Frölunda Torg, Lisebergs Station (Commuter Train Station).

Except tram and busses we have local trains (commuter trains), but only three stations located inside the city borders. Numbers of stations in metro area are about 20-30 i guess.

Se a map of busses and trams. (No trains on this map) (http://www.vasttrafik.se/directory/publications/31372/CE_IMAGES/karta050110Tryck.jpg)
And let's not forget the farries. :) They are on the map, but worth an extra mentioning. They go out in the archipelago on the same fare as the buses and trams.

Moving around the city by ferry must be such a pleasant experience! :)

Some of you might remember I made 5 very large Göteborg threads last summer.

For those who haven't seen them or want to see them again:
http://skyline.250free.com/Gothenburg.htm

Nice pics, Disco!

Oh, this is the "official" Göteborg photo thread, right? I'll just add some of my pics from earlier (February) then.

http://photos5.flickr.com/5437470_b07290f088.jpg
Haga from the redoubt Skansen Kronan.

http://photos5.flickr.com/5437465_a765743ea4.jpg
Linné from the same hill.

http://photos3.flickr.com/5538756_ae3c6117a2.jpg
The factory facillity Krokslätts fabriker from late 19th or early 20th century.

As some of you might remember, I was in Göteborg last summer. It was an extremely pleasant experience. I have only kind words to say about the city. Quite lively, yet not too hectic. A fine downtown, good tram network, nice people, nice canal and so on. We stayed at a hotel in the same building as Nordstan, wich were excelent for shopping. Our hotel window was facing towards the railway-square there, with all the trams running there all the time. Yet that didn't bother us at all, because the trams were SO silent and smooth compared to here.

I've been thinking, that if Norway, Sweden and Denmark should unite and become one country, Göteborg would be the most natural place to have the capital. Because of its beauty and because of its location between all the three existing capitals. On the other hand, that would probably ruin the charm that can be found there today.

Am I allowed to show some of my Göteborg photos here?

Has Disco left? I could edit my Gothenburg thread to make it official or something and then everyone could add to it. (At least the quality of the first ones won't be intimidating, hehe.) It would be great to have everything in one place, I think. Thoughts?

^I think you should. That way, I have a valid reason to expose some of my photos from Göteborg one more time;)

I'm right here!

I vill take some new pictures soon.

Keep it up!

I love to see my city....I was wondering if someone could take some pictures of Sannegårdshamnen, Norra älvstranden, Eriksberg and at not least majorna?
Love the pictures espacially the pictures by wieselgrensplatsen i realilty they look just like blähhh.

@disco: I would like to request some more pics of the highrises around Wieselgrensplatsen, do you think you could fix that please? :D

I´ll add some of my Göteborg pics. This first pic is from Avenyn, the main street. Don´t forget to scroll it, it´s a panorama! There has been a debate on what to do to make Avenyn come to it´s former splendour. One problem as I see it is that the trees were chopped down some years ago and it ´ll take many years for the new ones to grow big. The street is not as green as it used to be.


http://web.comhem.se/~u31224091/Avenyn.jpg

And here are two pictures from Götaplatsen, the square surrounded by the municipal theater, the concert hall and the art museum.

http://web.comhem.se/~u31224091/Gotaplatsen.jpg
http://web.comhem.se/~u31224091/Utsikt.jpg