Älvsborgsbanan

Uddevalla – Borås
Borås train station
Route number :	15th
Course book range :	67
Route length:	133 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	15 kV, 16.7 Hz  ~
Top speed:	Bandel 651: Uddevalla central– (Öxnered): 140 km / h Bandel 652: (Öxnered) - (Håkantorp): 110 km / h Bandel 653: Håkantorp– (Herrljunga): 160 km / h Bandel 654: (Herrljunga) - ( Borås central): 110 km / h
Operating points and routes
Legend Bohusbahn from Strömstad 133 Uddevalla Bohus Railway to Gothenburg 127 Baked 120 Ryr (formerly Bhf.) 115 Grunnebo Vänerbanan to and from Gothenburg 111 Öxnered Vänerbanan to Oslo / Kil Trollhabe Canal 107 Vanersborg Göta älv 102 Vargön 98 Lilleskog 89 Salstad 84 Graestorp 79 Flakeberg 76 Ulvstorp Gårdsjö – Håkantorp railway from Hallsberg 70 Håkantorp Tumleberg – Håkantorp railway line to Tumleberg Gothenburg – Skara railway from Skara 64 Vara Railway line Gothenburg – Skara to Gothenburg 60 Rangeltorp 54 Vedum Västra stambanan of Stockholm 43 Herrljunga Västra stambanan to Gothenburg 38 Brobacken (until 1968) 32 Ljung 26th Torpåkra 22nd Mollaryd 20th Borgstena (formerly Bhf.) 13 Fristad 11 Skalle 9 Thrift 6th Frufällan (formerly Personenhalt) 5 Skogsryd North Skogen 2 Knalleland (since 1968) 1 Borås Övre (until 1968) Kust till kust-banan from Gothenburg 0 Borås C Kust till kust-banan to Kalmar / Karlskrona Viskadalsbanan to Varberg

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

1. ↑ 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). 
2. ^ 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.