Kil-Torsby railway line

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Kil – Torsby
Regional train Torsby - Karlstad north of Västra Ämtervik
Regional train Torsby - Karlstad north of Västra Ämtervik
Route number : 90 / Bandel 661
Route length: 82.3 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Top speed: Bandel 661
(Kil) –Torsby: 90 km / h
Legend
Route - straight ahead
 Värmlandsbanan from Karlstad
   
 Bergslagsbanan from Borlänge
Station, station
 0.000 Kil 99  m ö.h.
   
 Vänerbanan to Gothenburg
   
 Värmlandsbanan to Arvika - Oslo
   
 5.1 Gunnita 88  m ö.h.
   
 Norsälv (117 m)
Stop, stop
 7.158 Trångstad 74  m o.h.
Stop, stop
 9,935 Tolita 7 74  m o.h.
Stop, stop
 16,148 Frykåsen 91  m ö.h.
Station, station
 20,322 Bakebron 91  m ö.h.
   
 24.6 Svensbyäng 115  m o.h.
Stop, stop
 27.973 Västra Ämtervik 84  m o.h.
Stop, stop
 33,519 Öjervik 69  m ö.h.
Station, station
 36.010 Rottneros 71  m ö.h.
Stop, stop
 39.695 Kolsnäs
Station, station
 40.907 Sunne 68  m ö.h.
   
 41.2 Fryken (former swing bridge )
Stop, stop
 46.040 Ingmår 86  m above sea level
Stop, stop
 48,590 Edsbjörke 68  m ö.h.
   
 52.260 Lappnässätra 72  m ö.h.
Stop, stop
 55,490 Ivarsbjörke 68  m ö.h.
   
 58.673 Öjenäs 70  m ö.h.
Station, station
 61.908 Lysvik 77  m ö.h.
   
 66.2 Stallberg 78  m o.h.
Stop, stop
 67.966 Badabruk 89  m ö.h.
   
 Badaälven
   
 70.419 Angarna 84  m o.h.
   
 73.8 Blåberget 70  m ö.h.
Stop, stop
 76.616 Oleby 73  m ö.h.
   
 79.262 Åstbyholm 81  m ö.h.
   
 Ljusnan
Stop, stop
 81.722 Stjerneskolan 104  m above sea level
End station - end of the line
 82,304 Torsby 96  m ö.h.

The Kil – Torsby railway line ( Swedish historically as Fryksdalsbanan , but referred to as Frykdalbanan by Trafikverket ) is a railway line in Sweden . It leads in a predominantly south-north direction over 82 km from Kil to Torsby . In Kil, the line connects to the Värmlandsbahn , which runs from Oslo to Karlstad and on to Stockholm , as well as the Bergslagsbanan , which connects Gothenburg with Falun . The route is not electrified and has a simple technical standard; the highest permissible speed is 90 km / h.

history

The originally private Kil-Fryksdals-Järnväg, (KFJ) was opened in three stages. On August 1, 1913, the trains initially ran to Sunne . On October 1, 1914, the line to Oleby went into operation and in February 1915 the remainder to Torsby followed. In the mid-1960s, passenger traffic was to be discontinued, but there was strong resistance among the population in the Fryken region to these efforts, so that a closure could not be politically enforced.

Currently, the railway line is again increasingly present in the public discussion, as the local transport company Värmlandstrafik has canceled most of the stops (except for the school train) at many smaller intermediate stations in order to shorten the travel time. This particularly applies to the stations Stjerneskolan, Oleby, Badabruk, Ivarsbjörke, Edsbjörke, Ingmår, Kolsnäs, Rottneros, Öjervik, and Trångstad.

Route

The railway line runs parallel to the three-part Fryken ( Nedre Fryken , Mellanfryken and Övre Fryken ) first on the western bank, after crossing in Sunne on the eastern bank.

traffic

Both passenger and freight traffic are carried out on the railway line. In passenger traffic, local and commuter traffic directed towards Karlstad is decisive. There is also heavy school traffic to the larger towns of Sunne and Torsby. Most regional trains, which were operated by merresor on behalf of Värmlandstrafik from June 2004 to December 2010 and which have since been operated by Tågkompaniet (since April 24, 2019 Vy Tåg ), run to and from Karlstad. Diesel multiple units of the type Bombardier Itino Y31 are used . merresor previously used older FIAT type Y1 multiple units .

The most important customers in freight transport are the Rottneros plant and Tetrapak in Sunne. Freight traffic is carried out by the companies Green Cargo (with diesel locomotives of the T44 series ), Tågåkeriet i Bergslagen (Tågab) (with diesel locomotives of the TMY type ). Inlandsgods AB also drove freight trains up to their bankruptcy in August 2007 .

Due to defects in the old bridge over the Ljusnan , freight traffic between Sunne and Torsby was suspended in 1994. Since the bridge was rebuilt in 2005, wooden trains have been running to Torsby again.

Future planning

Trafikverket wants to increase speed and traffic safety at level crossings. Level crossings will be closed and the remaining ones will be secured. In addition, curves have to be straightened. The project was divided into two phases: Kil – Sunne and Sunne – Torsby. The Kil – Sunne line will be completed in summer 2020, the planning for the Sunne – Torsby section is well advanced. Construction work will begin in 2020 and is expected to be completed in 2022.

Station building

The route is particularly known for its unusual station buildings. The buildings planned by the architect Yngve Rasmussen are - with the exception of Sunne - made of wood and have strong English and American influences. Basically, three forms can be distinguished: The buildings of Torsby, Oleby, Lysvik, Västra Ämtervik, Bäckebron and Tolita represent the normal type with a large service room, waiting room, luggage room, goods handling and a service apartment on the first floor. The buildings are yellow and white. The station buildings of Ivarsbjörke, Rottneros, and Gunnita represent a smaller variant; the service room is a little smaller and the service apartment on the upper floor is missing. The now demolished buildings in Badabruk and Frykåsen also belonged to this type.

Edsbjörke, Ingmar and Öjervik belong to the smallest category in the typical colors of Sweden Falun red -white. The building in Ingmår has largely been preserved in its original state, while some major changes have been made in Öjervik and Edsbjörke.

Except for the buildings in Torsby, Sunne and Rottneros, which are still needed for operations, the buildings are privately owned.

useful information

During a train ride from Torsby to Sunne on a winter's day in 1972, the impressive dawn over the Fryken inspired Astrid Lindgren to write the book The Lionheart Brothers .

literature

  • Svante Forsaeus: Fryksdalsbanan. (= Svenska järnvägsklubbens script series. No 65). Stockholm 1996, ISBN 91-85098-81-7 . (Swedish)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ TRAFIKVERKET JNB 2021 Bilaga 3 E STH per sträcka. (PDF) Utgåva 2020-03-31. trafikverket.se, May 3, 2020, p. 138 , accessed on August 11, 2020 (Swedish).
  2. ↑ Description of the Kil – Fryksdalens Järnvägsaktiebolag at historiskt.nu (swed.)
  3. ↑ Description at Trafikverket
  4. ^ Kil-Sunne-Torsby. Fryksdalsbanan. In: jarnvag.net. Retrieved August 28, 2018 (Swedish).
  5. ↑ Höjd kapacitet och Ökad säkerhet på Fryksdalsbanan. In: trafikverket.se. Retrieved August 11, 2020 (Swedish).
  6. ^ Hans-Olof Boström: Fryksdalsbanans stationshus. In: På värmländsk räls. Järnvägar i Värmland under 150 år. Uppsala 1996, ISBN 91-7266-138-0 , pp. 119-138. (Swedish)