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* WhenHeSmiles: For all his grumpiness, even he can’t resist joining into Rosa’s dance session, and he gladly partakes in the celebration once the train actually ''does'' arrive.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Gains such a relationship with Ernst over the course of the story, with a ''big'' emphasis on the “vitriolic” part. They are last seen having a great time together celebrating the reopening of the station.
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* HypocriticalHumor: As much as he hates Axel lying to him about the current state of the station, , he sees no issues with conning Jerry out of some pocket change [[ItAmusedMe just for the saké of it.]]
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* BeserkButton: Hates singing — or at least what he considers to be ''bad'' singing — and the trains being late. Too bad he’s in a musical with that very premise.
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* SeperatedAtBirth: Turns out to be the long lost [[spoiler: brother of Ernst]], to his great dismay.
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* SeperatedAtBirth: ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Does this repeatedly throughout the show, though he eventually comes back just in time to finally catch his train.
* SeparatedAtBirth: Turns out to be the long lost [[spoiler: brother of Ernst]], to his great dismay.
* SeparatedAtBirth: Turns out to be the long lost [[spoiler: brother of Ernst]], to his great dismay.
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* WhatExactlyIsHisJobAnyway: He eventually reveals that he’s a chief executive officer, but we never find out for which company or even within what field.
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* SeperatedAtBirth: Turns out to be the long lost [[spoiler: brother of Ernst]], to his great dismay.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Technically counts, though the only corrupt thing we see him do is conning a stranger into buying an overpriced postcard, simply because ItAmusedMe.
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[[folder: Harry Jernfeldt]]
!!Harry Jernfeldt
-->'''Played by:''' Peter Rangmar
A frustrated passenger who is running late for a very important meeting, and keeps demanding to know when the train will arrive. Is apparently a bigwig within Swedish trade and industry, though his actual profession is unclear.
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* StraightMan: Possibly the most ”normal” character in the whole show. He ends up spending much of it frustrated and perterbed by all the weirdness going on around him.
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!!Harry Jernfeldt
-->'''Played by:''' Peter Rangmar
A frustrated passenger who is running late for a very important meeting, and keeps demanding to know when the train will arrive. Is apparently a bigwig within Swedish trade and industry, though his actual profession is unclear.
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* StraightMan: Possibly the most ”normal” character in the whole show. He ends up spending much of it frustrated and perterbed by all the weirdness going on around him.
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* WideEyedIdealist: His EstablishingCharacterMoment has him act as though he was the inspiring hero of the story — [[WrongGenreSavvy a belief in which he is entirely alone]] — and when Axel becomes depressed, he’s there to try and cheer him up. It’s telling that ''Sören'' himself becoming downtrodden marks the point where the story reaches its DarkestHour.
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* StoclholmSyndrome: Loves Axel as a boss, even though he apparently once punished him with riding a bike without a saddle in front of a train. [[UnreliableNarrator Unless he just made that up to scare Gerhard.]]
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* StoclholmSyndrome: StockholmSyndrome: Loves Axel as a boss, even though he apparently once punished him with riding a bike without a saddle in front of a train. [[UnreliableNarrator Unless he just made that up to scare Gerhard.]]
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* StoclholmSyndrome: Loves Axel as a boss, even though he apparently once punished him with riding a bike without a saddle in front of a train. [[UnreliableNarrator Unless he just made that up to scare Gerhard.]]
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* TheLostLenore: His wife left him some time ago, but he copes by singing. Those unfortunate enough to lay their ears on it wish that she would comes back in the hopes that it might make him shut up.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: ''He'' covers his ears and leaves the room when Bror-Ivar starts singing. Also, during ''Jerry’s Heavy Song'' he just stares at the eponymous singer in StunnedSilence.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Considered quite strange because his constant singing, with Harry even calling him a lunatic directly. Given that this ''is'' a musical, the audience finds it more to be expected.
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Is indicated to be a signalman, yet he spends much of the play varnashing a bench, and in the film he also drives the delivery track carrying Rosa’s packages. It helps that he’s the ''only'' station employee to not be a LivingProp.
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* DreadfulMusician: Treated as such InUniverse, though whether or not he’s ''actually'' HollywoodToneDeaf depends on which version you watch.
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* TheDeterminator: Nothing stops him from singing, not even getting run over by a train, which he seems to have made a full recovery from. [[LiteralMinded At least it wasn’t an evil train.]]
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* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Goes along with all of Axel’s plans, but isn’t particularly good at them.
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[[folder: Sören Skärberg]]
!!Sören Skärberg
-->'''Played by:''' Knut Agnred
The nominal signalman of the station, though in practise he’s more of a JackOfAllTrades. He’s a bit of an oddball, but generally competent at his job, and certainly loyal to Axel.
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* TheDragon: Essentially becomes this following Axel’s kidnappning of Gerhard.
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!!Sören Skärberg
-->'''Played by:''' Knut Agnred
The nominal signalman of the station, though in practise he’s more of a JackOfAllTrades. He’s a bit of an oddball, but generally competent at his job, and certainly loyal to Axel.
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* TheDragon: Essentially becomes this following Axel’s kidnappning of Gerhard.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Makes a big deal out of Sören’s constant singing, even though he’s a musical protagonist who sings just as much. Perhaps best demonstrated when he tells Sören that he very much doesn’t want to be a song and dance man... in the form of a song and dance number.
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* BadLiar: Many of his claims are quite outrageous and generally amount to DiggingYourselfDeeper. Most people InUniverse still find them believable enough for him to get away with them.
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* KickThatSonOfABitch: [[SympatheticPOV From his perspective]], kidnapping and beating up Gerhard is simply just desserts [[DisproportionateRetribution for shutting down his station.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: He ultimately receives no punishment for his actions, beyond being forced to tell the truth and spend a few hours worrying about his job.
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* RailEnthusiast: Is utterly obsessed with trains, which is part of the reason why he fights so hard to keep his job even when others are offered to him.
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* BeliefMakesYouStupid: As far as he’s concerned, at least. Axel is an outspoken atheist, who doesn’t under any circumstances want his station to be turned into a church.
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* AppealToTradition: His response to Bror-Ivar amounts to not wanting to make any pointless changes.
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* WeNeedADistraction: His ''Train Madness'' song is one, and he also has Sören ask Bror-Ivar to sing to facilitate another.
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* VillainProtagonist: Albeit purely of the AffablyEvil kind.
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Characters appearing in the stage and movie musical Theatre/TheStationMasterIsOnFire.
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[[folder: Axel Hansson]]
!!Axel Hansson
-->'''Played by:''' Anders Eriksson
The eponymous Station Master. When recieving news that the train station has been shut down, he hatches a desperate ZanyScheme to keep it open, no matter the cost.
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* LaughablyEvil: Some of his hijinks are quite immoral and even illegal, but they are all PlayedForLaughs.
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[[folder: Axel Hansson]]
!!Axel Hansson
-->'''Played by:''' Anders Eriksson
The eponymous Station Master. When recieving news that the train station has been shut down, he hatches a desperate ZanyScheme to keep it open, no matter the cost.
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* LaughablyEvil: Some of his hijinks are quite immoral and even illegal, but they are all PlayedForLaughs.
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