Railway line Köpingebro – Gärsnäs

Köpingebro – Gärsnäs
Route length:	28 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Maximum slope :	11.1  ‰
Minimum radius :	300 m
Top speed:	40 km / h
Operating points and routes
Legend Gärsnäs – Sankt Olof railway line from Sankt Olof Ystad – Simrishamn railway from Simrishamn 136,522 Gärsnäs 57  m ö.h. Ystad – Simrishamn railway to Tomelilla 139,300 Östra Herrestad (1931-1970) 51 m ö.h. 141.613 Hammenhög 52 m ö.h. 144,900 Blästorp 51 m ö.h. 147,622 Borrby 33 m ö.h. 149,900 Tuvorna 31 m ö.h. 152.319 Löderup 28 m ö.h. 155,302 Hedvigsdal 23 m ö.h. 158.162 Glemmingebro 17 m ö.h. 161,600 Koepingsberg 17 m ö.h. Nybroån Ystad – Eslöv railway from Tomelilla 164,400 Köpingebro 11 m ö.h. Ystad – Eslöv railway to Ystad

The Köpingebro – Gärsnäs railway was a Swedish railway in Skåne . It led from Köpingebro to Gärsnäs , had a length of 28 km and was built in standard gauge .

history

On November 10, 1871, a meeting took place in Hammenhög. The initiator, Judge Tage Sylvan, was supposed to investigate the interest in a railway line from Svenstorp to Hammenhög. At the meeting it was decided to raise funds for a survey and cost estimate. The route should lead from Svenstorp via Hammenhög to Simrishamn . However, the investigation could not be carried out because the necessary money could not be raised.

The problem was discussed further over the years, but it was not until 1893 that the city of Ystad took initiatives and had studies done. A committee was formed to send out an invitation to subscribe for shares.

Ystad – Gärsnäs Järnvägsaktiebolag

At a meeting in Ystad on April 12, 1893, the committee announced that on May 27, 1892 it had already obtained a concession for a railway line from Köpingebro, located between the stations Ystad and Svenstorp on the Ystad – Eslöv railway to Gärsnäs on the Tomelilla railway –Simrishamn received. The cost was estimated at 634,300 crowns including the required freight wagons. An important reason for the end point Köpingebro was because a large sugar factory was being built in Köpingebro at the time. At this meeting, the Ystad – Gärsnäs Järnvägsaktiebolag YGJ was founded and the statutes were adopted.

Count A. Posse, Charlottenlund, was elected chairman of the board. The board of directors also included: bank director J. Tengberg, mayor B. Petersson, wholesaler A. Lindgren, Crown Vogt C. Holmgren and traffic director V. Waldenström in Ystad, district governor R. Bennet, Hammenhög, parliamentarian Lasse Jönsson, Sandby, court preacher Nils Johan Olof Herman Lindström, Glemminge and Major Sture Bruzelius, Gyllerup.

The captain of the road and hydraulic engineering office ( Swedish Väg- och Vattenbyggnadsbyrån ), C. Schmidt, was employed as the general contractor for the construction of the railway. An agreement was reached with Cimbrishamn – Tomelilla Jernväg CTJ for the connection to their Gärsnäs station.

Track construction

The construction of the line began in July 1893, and on October 5, 1894 the line was opened for public transport. According to the final invoice, 801,725 ​​crowns were spent on this. For this purpose, a 28-kilometer-long standard gauge railway line with rails weighing 23 kilograms per meter was built, as well as passing and siding 2.5 kilometers in length. The steepest slope was 11.1 per thousand and the minimum radius was 300 meters. The top speed was 40 km / h. For this purpose 35 two-axle freight cars were procured. It was agreed with Ystad – Eslövs Järnvägsaktiebolag that they would operate the route with their train crew, locomotives and wagons. The YGJ thus became a member of Trafikförbundet Ystads Järnvägar right from the start of operations .

Further development

The Ystad – Gärsnäs Järnvägsaktiebolag bought the Järnvägsaktiebolaget Gärsnäs – S: t Olof for 300,000 crowns on September 1, 1905 , as it had financial problems. The merged railway lines Köpingebro – Gärsnäs and Gärsnäs – Sankt Olof were called Ystad – Gärsnäs – S: t Olofs Järnväg in Swedish , while the company name Ystad – Gärsnäs Järnvägsaktiebolag (YGJ) remained.

In 1921 the line was relocated in the Köpingebro area. A year later the line was renewed and the bridges reinforced. The maximum speed could be increased to 60 km / h, for railcars the route was later even approved for 90 km / h.

The city of Ystad, which owned a large part of the shares, was the sole owner from February 1, 1929. At that time, the company's name was changed to Ystad – S: t Olofs Järnvägsaktiebolag (YGStOJ). During the entire time, the railway line was part of the Trafikförbundet Ystads Järnvägar consortium .

In 1930 three pairs of passenger trains drove from Ystad via Köpingebro to Gärsnas, two of which ran continuously to Sankt Olof.

In the course of the general nationalization of the railway , the city of Ystad sold the company to the Swedish government, on July 1, 1941 Statens Järnvägar took over the operation.

On September 27, 1970, goods and passenger traffic on the section between Köpingebro and Hammenhög and passenger traffic on the section between Hammenhög and Gärsnäs were suspended.

Between 1970 and 1971 the tracks between Köpingebro and Hammenhög were removed. The section from Hammenhög to Gärsnäs was closed for freight traffic on April 1, 1984, and the tracks were dismantled in 1985.

Routing

The single-track railway branched off eight kilometers northwest of Ystad from the Ystad – Eslöv line. The Köpingebro branch station was rebuilt with the construction of the line to Gärsnäs. Shortly after Köpingebro, the Nybroån river was crossed on a bridge.

The route led first in an easterly direction via Glemmingebro to Hedvigsdal, then to the northeast via Löderup to Borrby. There the route swiveled in a north-westerly direction to Hammenhög and finally reached Gärsnäs station on the route from Malmö to Simrishamn. The lowest station was Köpingebro at eleven meters, the highest station was Gärsnäs at 57 meters.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ after banvakt.se, Bandel 641. Retrieved June 19, 2013 (Swedish). 
2. ^ Rolf Sten: Ystads Järnvägar. Historiskt om Svenska Järnvägar, accessed June 20, 2013 (Swedish). 
3. ↑ http://www.historiskt.nu/normalsp/yj/ygstoj/ygstoj_tidtabell.html
4. ↑ Rolf Sten: Snabbfakta YGStOJ, Ystad – Gärsnäs – S: t Olofs Järnväg. Retrieved June 20, 2013 (Swedish). 

Web links

• Rolf Sten: Information on historiskt.nu. Retrieved June 19, 2013 (Swedish).