Läggesta railway station is a railway station on Svealandsbanan

Svealandsbanan

Svealandsbanan is the Swedish name of the Svealand Railway, which runs between Södertälje and Valskog via Mariefred Läggesta, Strängnäs and Eskilstuna. The length is 115 km....

 near the small town of Mariefred

Mariefred

Mariefred is a locality situated in Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 3,813 inhabitants in 2005.The name is derived from that of the former Carthusian monastery here, Mariefred Charterhouse, and means "Peace of Mary"...

 in Strängnäs

Strängnäs

Strängnäs is a locality and the seat of Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 12,296 inhabitants in 2005. It is located by Lake Mälaren and is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Strängnäs, a former Roman Catholic and present Lutheran Diocese, with the Strängnäs Cathedral, built...

 municipality, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. It is the nearest station for visitors to Mariefred

Mariefred

Mariefred is a locality situated in Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 3,813 inhabitants in 2005.The name is derived from that of the former Carthusian monastery here, Mariefred Charterhouse, and means "Peace of Mary"...

 and to the Gripsholm Castle

Gripsholm Castle

Gripsholm Castle is a castle in Mariefred, Södermanland, in Sweden and is regarded as one of Sweden's finest historical monuments. It is located by lake Mälaren in south central Sweden, in the municipality of Strängnäs, about 60 km west of Stockholm....

 in Mariefred

Mariefred

Mariefred is a locality situated in Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 3,813 inhabitants in 2005.The name is derived from that of the former Carthusian monastery here, Mariefred Charterhouse, and means "Peace of Mary"...

, to which regular buses leave from the railway station. There is also a museum railway, Östra Södermanlands Järnväg, with 600 mm gauge, going from Läggesta to Mariefred. Its station, Läggesta lower station, is located under a bridge with is part of the mainline station of Läggesta.