Mellansel – Örnsköldsvik railway line

Mellansel – Örnsköldsvik
New train station Örnsköldsvik C
Course book range :	38 (1982)
Route length:	29.9 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	15 kV 16 2 / 3 Hz  ~
Maximum slope :	16  ‰
Top speed:	Bandel 149 (Mellansel) - (Örnskölsviks C): 80 km / h
Operating points and routes
Legend according to Bräcke 0.0 Mellansel to Vännäs 2.1 Brandtjäl 5.4 Rösåsberget 8.9 Molids from January 1, 1893 10.0 Mokyrka Moälv (50 m) 12.3 Västeralnö 13.9 Österalnö former person stop 18.3 Vasterhus from August 16, 1893 21.9 Själevad 23.5 Översjäla from April 1, 1905 26.5 Tvillingsta Industrial track to Gullänget and Svartby to Umeå 28.0 Örnsköldsvik Västra from May 15, 1929 28.0 Örnsköldsvik C to Västeraspby 28.8 Örnsköldsvik gamla former person stop Domsjö industrial track

The Mellansel – Örnsköldsvik railway is a single-track, electrified railway line in Sweden .

history

In August 1891 the Swedish parliament decided to build a railway line from Mellansel station on the Stambanan genom övre Norrland (Boden – Bräcke) to Örnsköldsvik . 1.823 million crowns were provided for the construction. The vehicles were also procured from this sum. The new line began on a separate track at Mellansel station; a direct transition from the Boden – Bräcke line from the direction of Bräcke was only possible with shunting effort. This only changed on May 2, 1977 after the Mellansel station was rebuilt.

The 29 km long line was put into operation on November 1, 1892. At first three pairs of trains ran, in 1930 four pairs of trains were included in the timetable.

With the establishment of the Örnsköldsvik Västra station on May 15, 1929, the Örnsköldsvik station was renamed Örnsköldsvik Central.

1957, a four-kilometer long and between Tvillingsta Örnsköldsvik Västra siding applied to Gullänget and Svartby that ran through a tunnel under the Åsberget. In Gullänget, AB Hägglund & Söner , Örnsköldsvik's most important industrial company, founded in 1899, was connected to the rail network. The company built subways in later years . Today the company is part of BAE Systems and produces tanks . This route was discontinued with the construction of the Botniabahn , and it is now operated via Örnsköldsvik norra station .

The traffic with local trains ended in 1987. On May 25, 1989 the night train connection with a sleeping car from Stockholm to Örnsköldsvik and with it all passenger traffic was stopped.

It was not until January 9, 1998 that the line was switched to electrical operation.

Since August 2010, a pair of night trains has been running again from Stockholm / Gothenburg to Luleå on the route. The freight transport is carried out by Green Cargo and Hector Rail and consists mainly of wood for the pulp and paper industry in Domsjö and Husum .

Since autumn 2010, Örnsköldsvik has again been served by regional trains via the Botniabahn from Umeå . Since 2011, following the commissioning of the southern part of the Botniabahn and the expansion of the Ådalsbana , Örnsköldsvik has been served by passenger traffic from Härnösand .

Special

At Varvsberget in Örnsköldsvik, the track crosses the run-out slope of the ski jump.

Web links

• Statsbanan Mellansel - Örnsköldsvik (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. ↑ Mellansel – Örnsköldsvik. In: www.jarnvag.net. Retrieved April 4, 2018 (Swedish).  
3. ^ 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.