Bergslagen Line

Bergslagen Line
Regina train near Falun
Overview
Native name	Bergslagsbanan
Owner	Sweden
Termini	Kil/Frövi Gävle Central
Connecting lines	Värmland Line Fryksdal Line Norway/Vänern Line Inland Line Mälaren Line Bergslagen estate route Bergslagspendeln Dala Line Grycksbobanan Northern Main Line East Coast Line
Service
Operator(s)	SJ AB Green Cargo TÅGAB
History
Opened	1877 (Kil-Ställdalen) 1879 (entire line)
Technical
Line length	478 km (297 mi)
Number of tracks	Single-track, double-track (Grängesberg-Ställdalen & Hagaström-Gävle)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	140 km/h (90 mph)
Signalling	Yes

The Bergslagen Line (Swedish: Bergslagsbanan) is a railway line consisting of two sections, from Gävle via Falun, Ställdalen to Kil, Värmland, and from Ställdalen to Frövi. Although not officially, the Norway/Vänern Line is also often regarded part of the Bergslagen Line, because it was before the renaming 1990. Construction began in 1855 and the line opened in 1879.

At Kil, the line connects with the Norway/Vänern Line, the Fryksdal Line and the Värmland Line. At Borlänge, it connects to the Dala Line, at Frövi to the Freight Line through Bergslagen, and in Gävle with the Northern Main Line and the East Coast Line.

Usage

Between Gävle and Frövi, Tåg i Bergslagen run regional trains hourly in each direction using the Regina. Trains continue from Frövi south to Örebro and Mjölby.

Between Ställdalen and Kil, the line is used more sparsely. Tågab runs a passenger train a day in each direction most days between Kristinehamn and Falun. The line between Nykroppa and Kil is rarely used for passenger traffic.

Freight traffic is more frequent, especially with trains coming from the North and heading south towards Gothenburg, Värmland or west into Norway and vice versa.

References

• Eisenbahn- und Verkehrsatlas von Europa, J. J. Arnd, Leipzig 1897.

External links

• Time tables, select table number 49, 53, 75

This page was last edited on 8 May 2024, at 08:04