Welcome to Sweden’s oldest preserved narrow gauge railway, in the beautiful town of Vadstena

The Wadstena Fogelsta Railway* was one of the first two narrow-gauge railways in the region of Östergötland, and opened to traffic in 1874. The track gauge is 891 mm, which corresponds to three Swedish feet. The 9.6 km (6 mile) long section between Vadstena and Fågelsta is the only remaining part of the once-extensive narrow gauge network in Östergötland of approximately 450 km (280 miles).

Since 1974, this last part of the narrow gauge railway has been run by the Wadstena Fogelsta Järnväg museum association (WFJ). It is a non-profit association that operates historic trains in traffic on the railway, so that we can experience mid-20th century travel.

We welcome you to take a ride on our trains, cycle a rail-bike along the track or just
take a walk in the fantastic surroundings of Vadstena station yard.

*”Wadstena” and ”Fogelsta” are the old spellings of Vadstena and Fågelsta, that were used when the railway was inaugurated.

Travel by Train

Cycle Rail-Bike

WFJ’s History

WFJ Museum Association

News

• Extra traffic next Saturday2026-08-04
  Even next Saturday, you can take a trip on our classic railcar through Vadstena. The first train will start at 13:00 and then once per hour until 16:00. Each trip takes about half an hour. You can buy tickets at the train station or online at Salver.
• Extra traffic Wednesday 12 aug2026-08-03
  On 12 aug, 17:00, and therefter each hour until 20:00, our railcar will be in traffic in connection to a nostalgic evening arranged by our neighbours att Slottsgården. For some time, there has been an interest to offer traffic on Wednesdays and the time has finally come now. The evening’s theme is German cars. As…
• Recently renovated “Hulken” in frequent use2026-06-09
  Since the renovation of our small industrial engine “Hulken” has been completed during the winter, it has been in frequent use during the spring. “Hulken” has, for example, been useful to move tree cuttings, tools, used and new sleepers, and gravel. We thank all donators who have helped to cover the costs for the renovation!
• Museum open on Saturday, June 62026-06-02
  We start into the summer season! On the Swedish National Holiday, the station will be open from 10 am to 3 pm.Members of the railway association will be available to answer your questions, books are on sale and guided tours are available. Guided tours will start at the railroad station 12 am and 1 pm.…
• This summer’s time table is ready2026-05-23
  The planning for this summer’s train traffic is now completed. You can take the railcar through Vadstena most weekends in july and august. Details are available in the time table.