Falun – Gävle railway line

Falun-Gävle
Hofors train station
Route number :	10
Course book range :	53
Route length:	91 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	15 kV 16 Hz  ~
Top speed:	Bandel 322 (Falun central) - (Storvik): 120 km / h Bandel 315 Storvik– (Gävle central): 120 km / h
Dual track :	Hagaström-Gävle
Legend Bergslagsbanan from Borlänge Orsa – Falun railway from Rättvik 91.635 Falun C 88 Runnsågen 86.744 Korsnäs 85.32 Växel Korsnäs lådfabrik 84.8 Hosjö (from 1886) Backa 77,593 Fish loops 73.821 Ryggen Oskattbo lp 65.256 Långsjön (from 1861) 62.9 Born (1866 to 1963) from Engelsfors (narrow-gauge railway 891 mm) 62.1 Born 58.9 Korsån (from 1862, formerly Källviken ) 54.989 Hofors (formerly Robertsholm ) to Hofors Bruk, (5 km) 48.356 Granstanda (from 1879, former personal stop) 39.8 Övre Storvik (until 1875 Storvik ) by Avesta 37.085 Storvik (from 1875) Norra stambanan to Ockelbo 35 Myre 32,083 Kungsgården (formerly the personal stop) 23.215 Sandviken Jädran Jädraån to Forsbacka bruk (3 km) 16.248 Forsbacka (until 1895 Margretehill , former personal stop) 13.5 Håde to Mackmyra Bruk on the Sala – Gävle railway line , (3 km) 10.9 Kallbäck (until 1938 Bäck ) 8,941 Norra Valbo (until 1875 Lund , then Valbo , former personal stop) Sala – Gävle railway line (until 1964) 5.724 Hagaström (from 1900, former personal stop) to Gävle gbg Stockholm – Sundsvall railway from Hudiksvall from Gävle gbg Frederiksskans Gävle Norra (formerly Gefle , from 6 September 1875 Gefle Norra ) to Gävle hamn (Alderholmen terminus until 1877) 0.000 Gävle C (from Nov. 15, 1877) according to Fliskär and SJVM to Bomansberget Railway line Stockholm – Sundsvall to Stockholm

The Falun – Gävle railway is a standard-gauge Swedish railway line . It was built by the Gävle – Dala Järnväg (GDJ), a private railway company , between Gävle and Falun and was the oldest and first private railway in the Dalarna region with this length, which was almost 9½ miles (around 95 kilometers).

The background to the construction of the railway was the desire of several entrepreneurs for better transport routes for their products to the port of Gävle. One of the most important customers was the sawmill in Korsnäs near Falun. The freight trains that ran from Korsnäs to Gävle shortly after the line opened in July 1859 were the first long-distance freight trains in Sweden. In Gävle, the GDJ tracks were laid on the north side of Gavleån with connections to the harbor. The station was built on Alderholmen. It was only with the construction of the line from Uppsala to Gävle in 1877 that a main train station - Gävle C - was built.

Since the renaming of the railway lines in Sweden by Banverket in 1990 , this line has been referred to as part of the Bergslagsbanan , although it has nothing to do with the historic Bergslagsbanan . It was only used and managed by the BJ from 1908 when the Trafikförvaltningen Göteborg - Stockholm - Gäfle (GSG) was founded.

Gävle – Dala Järnvägsaktiebolag

The first idea to build a railway line in this area arose in 1841. C. J. Nordin in Forsbacka bruk, H. W. Eckhoff in Gävle and Thore Petre in Hofors commissioned the surveyor S. P. Bergman to examine the construction of a railway line between Gävle and Forsbacka bruk. This gave rise to the idea of ​​taking the train to Falun. In January 1850, consideration was given to operating the later route between Gävle and Falun with steam locomotives or with horses. In March, C. E. Norström and S. P. Bergman were commissioned with a cost estimate.

The result was presented in November: A horse-drawn tram with a four-foot gauge would cost 1,637,600 Reichstaler, a locomotive-operated train with a gauge of 4 feet and 10 inches would cost 2,400,000 Reichstaler. However, a comparison of the two alternatives showed that running a locomotive-powered railroad would be cheaper. With this variant, year-round operation and the transport of passengers would be possible.

Therefore, on April 14, 1851, a government loan for the construction was applied for, which was rejected in August 1851. In the National Assembly 1853-1854 the loan was requested again. In a vote on November 22, 1854, the amount of 1,600,000 Reichstalers was finally awarded for the construction of a locomotive-operated railway between Gävle and Falun.

The joint stock company Gävle-Dala Järnvägsaktiebolag was constituted on March 5, 1855, and A. W. Nisser became the first director. The concession for the line was granted on May 8, 1855. Claes Adolf Adelsköld was commissioned to build the line . The groundbreaking ceremony for the 91.7 km long route took place on May 29, 1855 at Sätraåsen outside Gävle. The individual route sections were then opened as follows:

• Gävle – Kungsgården on August 10, 1857,
• Kungsgården – Storvik on June 7th 1858,
• Storvik – Robertsholm (today Hofors) on August 13, 1858,
• Robertsholm (Hofors) –Falun on July 13, 1859.

It was in the interest of the GDJ to increase its sphere of influence in the region. The company was heavily involved with Falun-Rättvik-Mora Järnvägsaktiebolag (FRMJ) and Falun-Västerdalarnas Järnvägsaktiebolag (FVJ). First 50 percent of the shares of both companies were acquired. By 1903 the remaining shares were bought up. Thus, FRMJ and FVJ were wholly owned subsidiaries of GDJ. All traffic on the two routes was carried out with GDJ rolling stock.

The Mora-Älvdalens Järnvägsaktiebolag (MEJ) went bankrupt in 1906, it was acquired on May 26, 1908 at an auction by the FRMJ. Here, too, the GDJ took over the transport services with its own vehicles. In the meantime, Bergslagernas Järnvägar (BJ) had acquired part of the shares in GDJ. In 1908, BJ bought so many shares in GDJ that they became the majority owner of GDJ.

Trafikförvaltningen GSG / GDG

On January 1, 1909, the Trafikförvaltningen Göteborg – Stockholm – Gävle (GSG) was formed. The companies GDJ, Falun-Rättvik-Mora Järnvägsaktiebolag (FRMJ) and SVJ joined this new transport company. This existed until the turn of the year 1918/1919, when Stockholm – Västerås – Bergslagens Järnvägar (SWB) ended the cooperation within this company. The result was the renaming of the company to Trafikförvaltningen Göteborg – Dalarna – Gävle (GDG), which existed until 1948 until it was nationalized and incorporated into Statens Järnvägar .

Gävle – Dala Järnvägar

Locomotive no. 32 Gustaf Wasa from Gävle – Dala Järnvägar at the engine shed in Gävle

At the general meeting of Gävle-Dala Järnvägsaktiebolag in 1918 it was decided to take over the franchises of the subsidiaries FRJM and FVJ and then to dissolve them. The decision came into effect on January 1, 1920, and all routes of the previous companies were integrated into Gävle – Dala Järnväg . From then on, the company's name was changed to Gävle – Dala Järnvägar .

In connection with the construction of the Sala – Gysinge – Gävle Järnvägs (SGGJ), this established a second track between Hagaström and Gävle, which was put into operation on March 21, 1905. From October 1, 1943, the route could be driven electrically. The history of Gävle – Dala Järnvägar ended when the majority of shares in Trafikförvaltningen Göteborg – Dalarna – Gävle (GDG) and all of the companies it contained were acquired by the state on July 1, 1947 as part of the general nationalization of the railways in Sweden . On July 1, 1948, the GDJ was integrated into Statens Järnväger.

Current condition

Tåg I Bergslagen railcar in Hofors

Between 1962 and 1976 the line was equipped with a remote block and remote control. The route is controlled from the train control center in Gävle.

Today, passenger traffic on the route is mainly carried out by Regina railcars owned by Tåg i Bergslagen . The route is operated by Tågkompaniet ( Vy Tåg since April 24, 2019 ). The extensive freight traffic usually has its starting point in Borlänge. Large woodworks, but also Domnarvets stålverk and Kvarnsvedens pappersbruk are the clients. There are also several paper mills in Gävle, for which extensive transports of wood and pulp are carried out.

Hosjö-Backa Järnväg

Remnants of the reloading point in Hosjö

The railway line Hosjö – Backa ( Hosjö – Backa Järnväg , locally also called Backabanan ) was a three-kilometer freight railway between Hosjö and Backa (Danholn) in the municipality of Falun . It had a track width of 600 millimeters. The line ran parallel to the W 854 road and connected the local sawmill and brickworks with the Hosjö station on the Falun – Gävle railway line from 1886 onwards. At this station, the goods were reloaded onto standard gauge wagons.

The line was closed in 1967. A cycle path has been created on the route between Åsbovägen and Hosjöholmen.

Web links

• Map of Stig Lundin
• Description of the GDJ, Gävle-Dala Järnväg at historiskt.nu (swed.)
• Museiföreningen Gefle-Dala Jernvägar. In: mfgdj.nu. Retrieved May 1, 2018 (Swedish). 
• Frövi – Ställdalen – Borlänge – Storvik – Gävle. In: järnväg.net. Retrieved May 1, 2018 (Swedish). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ JNB 2018 Bilaga 3rd E STH och medelhastighet per sträcka. (PDF) Utgåva 2017–12–08. trafikverket.se, March 12, 2018, p. 134 , accessed April 3, 2018 (Swedish). 
2. ↑ according to banvakt.se, Bandel 183
3. ↑ Born old station
4. ↑ Born – Engelsfors. Bandel 207: 1. In: banvakt.se. Retrieved October 13, 2013 (Swedish). 
5. ↑ according to banvakt.se, Bandel 183
6. ^ Map of Stig Lundin
7. ^ Map of Stig Lundin
8. ^ Map of Stig Lundin
9. ↑ according to banvakt.se, Bandel 181
10. ↑ Frövi – Ställdalen – Borlänge – Storvik – Gävle. Bergslagsbanan. In: jarnvag.net. Retrieved April 30, 2018 (Swedish).