Älvsborgsbanan
Älvsborgsbanan is an electrified railway line in Sweden . It leads over a length of 133 kilometers from Borås to Uddevalla . The name of the route is an art term that first came into being when Banverket gave it its name in 1990, long after the route was built under other names.
Route description
The Älvsborgsbana begins at Borås and follows the eastern shore of Lake Öresjö to Fristad . After 43 kilometers it reaches Herrljunga , where it crosses the western trunk line. From Herrljunga the route leads north through the Västgöta plain and touches Vara and Håkantorp . From Håkantorp, the Gårdsjö – Håkantorp railway branches off to the northeast, while the Älvsborgbana runs to the northwest. Shortly before Vänersborg, the train crosses Göta älv . In Öxnered , four kilometers after Vänersborg, the Älvsborg Railway crosses the Gothenburg- Karlstad ( Vänerbanan ) line and after another 20 kilometers it reaches Uddevalla.
history
When the Västra stambana (German: Western trunk line) from Stockholm to Gothenburg was built, two private branch lines were planned, both of which connected to Herrljunga: Borås – Herrljunga Järnväg (BHJ), opened in 1863, and Uddevalla – Vänersborg – Herrljunga Järnväg (UWHJ) , opened in 1867. Both railways were built with a gauge of 1217 mm, which is unusual in Sweden . The construction of three more local railway lines in standard gauge made the operation unprofitable, and in 1896 both lines were converted to standard gauge.
In 1940 both companies were nationalized and in 1949 the line was electrified.
traffic
Älvsborgsbana is served by regional trains on the Varberg – Borås – Uddevalla route on behalf of Västtrafik by SJ , but also by long-distance trains Borås – Stockholm and (Strömstad–) Uddevalla – Stockholm.
The Kinnekulletåget regional trains run between Hallsberg and Herrljunga between Håkantorp and Herrljunga.
Web links
- Borås – Herrljunga – Öxnered – Uddevalla. Älvsborgsbanan. In: jarnvag.net. Retrieved March 29, 2018 (Swedish).
Individual evidence
- ↑ JNB 2020 Bilaga 3 E STH per sträcka. (PDF) Utgåva 2019-06-26. trafikverket.se, June 26, 2019, p. 160 , accessed on July 22, 2019 (Swedish).
- ^ Association of Central European Railway Administrations (ed.): Station directory of the European railways . (formerly Dr. KOCH's station directory). 52nd edition. Barthol & Co., Berlin-Wilmersdorf 1939.