Svartåbanan

Örebro C – Svartå
Last steam train on September 6, 1937
Route length:	50 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	15 kV 16 Hz  ~
Dual track :	since 1914: Örebro C – Örebro Södra
Legend Godsstråket genom Bergslagen by Frövi 0 Örebro C 28  m ö.h. Svartån 1.1 Örebro Södra (formerly Bhf.) 29  m ö.h. Papperbruk industrial area ( Örebro – Skebäck railway line (ÖSkbJ)) Godsstråket from Bergslagen to Hallsberg Örnsro (from 1943 to 1964) Relocation of the route in 1971 2 Åbyverket (from August 1, 1960) 2 Ekström (from December 13, 1971–2013) 2.2 Åby tegelbruk (from June 1, 1898 to October 1, 1921) 3 Skråmsta (from May 15, 1927 to May 31, 1964) 32  m ö.h. Relocation of the route in 1971 to the thermal power station 3 Bista (from November 7, 1967) Svartån Industrial connection Karlslunds kvarn 5.3 Karlslund (P until May 26, 1967 / G until December 1, 1981) 41  m ö.h. 6.7 Lindbacka (G until May 30, 1964) 41  m ö.h. 9.3 Gräveby (G until May 30, 1964) 43  m ö.h. Östertysslings (from March 1927) 49  m ö.h. 13.6 Latorpsbruk 52  m ö.h. 15.2 Holmstorp (from 1907. G to 1940) 54  m ö.h. 17.1 Vintrosa (G until May 30, 1964) 63  m ö.h. 19.6 Lannabruk (G until May 26, 1967) 58  m ö.h. 22.1 Hidingebro (G until June 16, 1974) 51  m ö.h. Brånsta (from May 15, 1927) 51  m ö.h. 27.3 Fjugesta 65  m o.h. Fjugesta grusgrop (1922 to 1937) Industrial connection according to Gropens såg Gropen (G until May 30, 1964) 57  m ö.h. Kvistbro (G until May 30, 1964) 66  m ö.h. Bälsåsby (from May 15, 1927) 76  m ö.h. 36.2 Ingvaldstorp (until 1925 Ljungstorp, G until September 30, 1971) 68  m ö.h. 38.2 Mullhyttemo (G until May 21, 1977) 74  m o.h. to Stockås torvströmfabrik (closed in 1964) 42.3 Dormen (G to 1962) 102  m ö.h. Hemsjöstrand 104  m above sea level Ängslätten (from May 15, 1927 to May 31, 1964) 104  m above sea level Värmlandsbanan from Laxå 50.3 Svartå 97  m ö.h. Industrial connection Svartå bruk Värmlandsbanan to Karlstad

The Svartåbahn ( Swedish Svartåbanan ) was a railway line in Sweden . It ran over a length of 50 km from Örebro to Svartå ( Degerfors municipality ) through the western part of Närke . In Örebro there was a connection to Ervalla and Hallsberg; in Svartå, the line connected to the Värmlandsbahn , which runs from Oslo to Laxå / Hallsberg with a connection to Stockholm .

history

In 1894, the private company Örebro-Svartå järnväg AB (ÖrSJ) received the concession to build the line, which was put into operation on October 1, 1897 after two years of construction. The traffic was carried out by the also private Köping-Hults järnväg (KHJ), which was bought by Statens Järnvägar (SJ) as early as 1900 . On January 1, 1907, the ÖrSJ was nationalized.

The increase in competing bus traffic prompted the state railway to set up more stops on the railway in the 1920s. Along with the electrification of the Värmlandsbahn , the Svartåbahn was electrified in 1937.

Traffic and decommissioning

The route was primarily used for local traffic. Until the construction of the triangle track in Laxå, part of the long-distance traffic Oslo – Värmland – Stockholm was routed over the Svartå Railway to avoid a change of direction in Laxå. Since the 1960s, the timetable has been reduced on the line piece by piece; first decommissioning intentions by SJ dating from 1967. Through the different services on the route, many built as railway stations were departments over the years partially reclassified several times, also sidings transferred to the company and these decommissioned.

Karlslund railway station in 1890

On December 13, 1971, the route was relocated due to road construction in the Bista area. From 1973 the trains on the Karstad – Stockholm route no longer stopped in Svartå. As of June 18, 1973, the remaining charging stations Åbyverket, Ekströms and Bista were connected to the central signal box in Örebro and given up as a local independent operating point.

The weekend traffic was switched to buses in 1975. In 1978, railcars replaced the locomotive-hauled trains. In the course of the transfer of responsibility for regional local transport to the Swedish provinces ( län ), the future of the Svartå Railway was discussed from 1982 onwards. Since the local transport company Länstrafik i Örebro (LTÖ) refused to take over responsibility for the Örebro – Svartå rail transport from the summer of 1985, the Swedish Parliament decided on May 29, 1985 to shut it down from July 1, 1985. The last scheduled passenger train was running as early as June 29, 1985.

The line was largely dismantled in the years 1990–1991, only the Örebro Södra – Bista section is still (no longer electrified), as is the entrance to Svartå station.

Industrial railways

In the catchment area of ​​Svartåbanan, numerous industrial railways of different gauges have been built, all of which have now been dismantled:

route	Track width in mm
Karlslund station - Karlslunds kvarn	1435
Latorpsbruk station - Garphytte bruk	600
Latorpsbruk station - Alunbrottet	?
Holmstorp lastplats - Klara gruvor	600 and 750
Lannabruk lastplats - Lanna kalkbruk	500
Fjugesta station - Fjugesta tegelbruk - Lertaget	500
Fjugesta grusgrop lastplats - Fjugesta grusgrop	1435
Gropen station - Gropens såg	1435
Slästorps torvströfabrik - Övratorpsmossen	600
Ingvaldstorp lastplats - Hultamossen	500
Mullhyttemo station - Stockås torvströfabrik	891 (electrical operation)
Stockås torvströmfabrik	500 and 600
Västanås torvströfabrik	600
Svartå station - Svartå bruk	1435

Future prospects

At the beginning of 2010, a feasibility study regarding the construction of a new railway line Kristinehamn - Karlskoga - Örebro was discussed in order to better connect Värmland to the rail network. This railway should not have the same route as the Svartå Railway, but rather open up Karlskoga. The aim should be to shorten the travel time between Örebro and Karlstad and beyond that between Örebro and Kristinehamn and between Karlstad and Oslo significantly. Financial resources could be included in the infrastructure plan until 2021, so that construction can be expected in the next 20 years at the earliest.

Web links

• Homepage of the association "Örebro-Svartå järnväg - Svartåbanans vänners" (Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ see description by Stig Lundin
2. ↑ ^{a b c} page of the museum association
3. ↑ karlskoga.se: 12th tobacco shop. (PDF) Retrieved January 19, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Fredrik Persson: Nobelbanan måste börja byggas nu! In: Gröna Bloggar. March 21, 2014, accessed January 19, 2016 (Swedish). 
5. ↑ Upprättad av Kjell Säfvestad, ÅF Infrastructure AB PM Angående förstudie av Nobelbanan - ny järnvägsförbindelse Kristinehamn-Örebro February 16, 2010