In Anten you will also find a café and gift shop run by the railroad. You can enjoy a snack and buy some souvenirs! Welcome!!!

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1 Go by steam Anten - Gräfsnäs Vintage Railroad A Journey to the past after a steam engine. The railroad is located 10 km NW of Alingsås.

2 Anten - Gräfsnäs Vintage Railroad - Västgötabanan - Anten-Gräfsnäs Vintage Railroad AGJ is a 12 km long (and mostly 891 mm, or 3 Swedish feet, wide) living museum run as a non-profit corporation which can offer an exciting train ride at a leisurely pace through beautiful countryside. The train departs from Anten. The station was renovated to appear as it would have in the 1940s. Our engines are genuine steam engines and the cars have wooden benches and gas lighting. The smoke from the engine, the noise from the rails, the sun, the greenery and the glittering surface of the lake. Climb aboard the train to Gräfsnäs and enjoy the ride with all your senses.you experience sounds, smells and sights as nowhere else! Our engines and cars come from the first half of the twentieth century. We also have modern diesel railcars from the 1950s that show how we travelled when the diesel railcar began to replace the locomotive engine. ALL ABOARD!!! Close all doors and gates! The conductor checks the tickets and assists the passengers. Our journey takes us through the lovely countryside along Lake Anten

3 Anten - Gräfsnäs Vintage Railroad - A Journey to the past - towards the castle park of Gräfsnäs. Next stop Kvarnabo! Everyone climbs off the train to see the water horse swing out over the engine and refill the tanks. Our journey continues to Gräfsnäs where the train stops at the station. Travelers have the opportunity to disembark and enjoy the beautiful castle park with its beach, playground and castle ruins. AGJ s central station is called Anten and lies 10 km northwest of Alingsås. If you are travelling from Gothenburg, take the road E20 to Alingsås and then follow route 190 towards Trollhättan. When you come to Brobacka follow the signs Museijärnväg to AGJ. Tickets may be purchased at the ticket window in Anten or Gräfsnäs. In Anten you will also find a café and gift shop run by the railroad. You can enjoy a snack and buy some souvenirs! Welcome!!! Travel with a steam engine between Anten and Gräfsnäs Castle Park. Visit the castle ruins. This is how they travelled 70 years ago on the 891 mm wide rails. Come along and experience a trip with a stem engine on the old Västgöta Railroad!

4 Timetable and fares: Read more on our website or call +46 (0) (open on traffic days). You can start the journey at all our stations. You can purchase either a one way ticket or a return ticket. Buy the the tickets at the ticket window in the station building or by the crew onboard. Please note that we don t accept credit cards. Pre-booking is not necessary: Single passengers or small groups, up to ten passengers, don t need to pre-book. Larger groups, more than 20 people can pre-book by calling +46 (0) or send an to: gruppresebokningen@agj.net. Disabled persons: Mobility impaired individuals can come along and enjoy the ride! One of our cars is equipped with wheelchair lifts and we have space for wheelchairs. Book your own train? Do you want to have your own special train or book your own coach? Call us on +46 (0) or by e.mail: gruppresebokningen@agj.net.

5 AGJ timetable 2014 May June July August Mon Tue Wed Mon Tue Sat Sun Tue Wed Thu Sat Sön Tue Wed Thu Sat Sun th - 28 th of May & 2 nd - 3 rd of June: These days are only for pre-booked groups. You can book your group by (gruppresebokningen@agj.net) or via phone: Special event days, see our website for the timetables: - The Knights weekend: 28 th & 29 th of June - The Day of the Vintage Railroad: 16 st of Augusti dep. Anten Y Y arr. Gräfsnäs Y Y Fares 2014: Bargain Family Fare (2 adults and 2 children) 300 kr Adult, return ticket: 120 kr Children, return ticket: 60 kr We don t accept any kind of creditcards dep. Gräfsnäs Y Y arr. Anten Y Y Y= Railbus. The railbus is not suitable for the disabled or for persons with wheelchairs.