Kust till kust-banan

Gothenburg – Kalmar / Karlskrona
A train at Borås
Route number :	4th
Course book range :	96, 97
Route length:	353 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	15 kV, 16.7 Hz  ~
Top speed:	Bandel 601 Almedal – Göteborg central: 105 km / h (via Gubbero) Bandel 641 (Almedal) - (Borås central): 140 km / h Bandel 655 Borås central: 100 km / h Bandel 721 (Borås) - (Värnamo): 160 km / h Bandel 720 Värnamo– (Alvesta): 160 km / h Bandel 821 (Alvesta) –Växjö: 160 km / h Bandel 822 (Växjö) –Emmaboda: 160 km / h Bandel 823 (Emmaboda) –Karlskrona central: 200 km / h Bandel 824 (Emmaboda) - (Kalmar södra): 200 km / h Bandel 827 Kalmar södra – Kalmar central: 140 km / h
Legend 0 Gothenburg Västra stambanan to Stockholm Gubbero Gårda tunnel 3 Liseberg 5 Almedal Västkustbanan 8.5 Mölndals övre (1894 – May 1989 passenger stop, freight traffic until 1976) 12 Pixbo 14th Råda floor 15th Mölnlycke 17th Långenäs 21st Landvetter (until 1990) 22nd Skällared 24 Snåkered 25th Kopparbo 26th Harryda 31 Rya 35 Hindås 43 Rävlanda 45 Forssa 47 Bollebygd 50 Rödberg (since 2001) 58 Hultafors (until 1990) 62 Sandared 65 Sjömarken (until 1968) Älvsborgsbanan from Herrljunga 72 Borås C (formerly Borås nedre) Viskadalsbanan to Varberg Viscane 79 Gånghester Railway line Borås – Ulricehamn to Ulricehamn 83 Målsryd 84 Tubbared 88 Aplared Hillared – Svenljunga railway from Svenljunga 94 Hillared former person stop 101 Longitudinal 105 Ring mosquito 107 Kindsboda (formerly Boda) Falköping – Landeryd railway from Falköping 112 Limmared Falkenberg – Limmared railway line to Falkenberg Falköping – Landeryd railway line to Landeryd 116 Brandsmo 125 Grimsås 131 Hestra 133 Vik Nissan 137 Nissafors 144 Gnosjö 155 Hillerstorp (formerly person stop ) 159 Kittlakull 161 Hadinge Halmstad – Nässjö railway from Nässjö 172 Värnamo to Ljungby (closed from Helmershus) and Halmstad – Nässjö railway line to Halmstad Lagan 175 Rörstorp Ohsabanan (600 mm) 184 boron 202 Rydaholm Södra stambanan from Malmo 221 Alvesta Södra stambanan to Stockholm 228 Gemla (former station, reactivated since Dec. 9, 2012) 234 Räppe (formerly person stop ) Växjö – Åseda – Hultsfred railway line (891 mm) from Åseda 239 Vaxjo Växjö-Tingsryds Järnväg (1067 mm) to Tingsryd 264 Hovmantorp Lessebo – Målerås railway line (600 mm) 273 Lessebo 284 Skruv 289 Moshult 0 296 Emmaboda 298 Lindås 307 Eskilsryd 313 Örsjö Nybro-Sävsjöströms Järnväg to Orrefors 323 Nybro Fredrikslund 332 Västrakulla 336 Trekkers 346 Smedby Stångådalsbanan from Berga 351 Kalmar Södra (formerly a person stop) 352 Kalmar Västra 353 Squid C Kalmar harbor 11 Vissefjärda (formerly a person stop ) 18th Saleboda (formerly a person stop ) 25th Holmsjö 31 Nävragöl 38 Spjutsbygd (formerly person stop ) 44 Rödeby 50 Torskors Blekinge kustbana after sales 53 Gullberna (formerly person stop ) 55 Bergåsa 57 Karlskrona C.

The Kust till kust-bana is a Swedish railway line that runs 353 km from Gothenburg via Borås and Växjö to Kalmar / Karlskrona . Historically, the name was only used for the route between Gothenburg and Kalmar. The 57 kilometer long section Emmaboda –Karlskrona was later included in this name by Banverket .

history

The connection, which has been marketed as Kust till kust-banan since the mid-1990s , originally runs over five different lines:

• Gothenburg – Borås Järnväg
• Borås – Alvesta Järnväg
• Växjö – Alvesta Järnväg
• Karlskrona – Växjö Järnväg and
• Kalmar Järnväg .

The different routes were created at different times. The oldest part is the Växjö – Alvesta line, which was built by the private railway company Växjö – Alvesta Järnväg as a branch line of the Södra stambana and opened in 1865. In 1874 the lines Växjö – Emmaboda, part of the Karlskrona – Växjö railway, and Emmaboda – Kalmar, owned by the Kalmar Järnväg railway company , opened. The Gothenburg – Borås railway was not built until the 1890s (opened in 1894) and the youngest part, Borås – Alvesta, was inaugurated in 1902. Between 1938 and 1941 the individual railways were nationalized.

The Gothenburg – Borås line was electrified in 1936. Alvesta – Kalmar / Karlskrona (1954–55) and finally Borås – Alvesta in 1962 followed in the 1950s.

In 1902, shortly after the opening of Borås – Alvesta, there were direct connections between Göteborg – Kalmar and Göteborg – Karlskrona. In the 1990s, Statens Järnvägar began to market direct connections for which modern X2 trains were used.

Current condition

Nowadays, direct trains from Gothenburg to Kalmar / Karlskrona run with modern railcars (Bombardier Regina). In addition, regional traffic plays an important role on this route, especially on the sections Göteborg – Borås (SJ on behalf of Västtrafik) and (Jönköping–) Värnamo – Växjö (until 2009 by Merresor on behalf of Jönköpings Länstrafik). Kalmar – Alvesta – Malmö– Copenhagen is part of the Öresundtåg network . Freight traffic is also important.

Further future plans

There are plans to completely rebuild the Gothenburg – Borås line as a high-speed line with a top speed of 320 km / h.

The Mölnlycke – Bollebygd section is to be built by 2020, with a tunnel station going under the Gothenburg / Landvetter airport . There are also plans for a new high-speed line from Stockholm to Gothenburg ( Götalandsbanan ), which will not be completed until around 2030.

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In the same time frame, a high-speed route to Malmö / Copenhagen is being considered. As of the end of 2015, two regions are applying for the route. The western alternative, which is supported by the cities of Värnamo and Ljungby, provides for construction along the E4 motorway, while the eastern alternative, with the supporting towns of Älmhult, Kalmar, Karlskrona, Lessebo and Växjö, favors a route via Älmhult and Växjö and a connection to the new line at Räppe to the Kustbana, which has been expanded to 200 km / h. A decision is expected in February 2016 at the Sverigeförhandlingen .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ JNB 2019 Bilaga 3 E STH per sträcka. (PDF) Utgåva 2018–12–14. trafikverket.se, December 14, 2018, pp. 144 ff , accessed on April 24, 2019 (Swedish). 
2. ↑ Day stations i Gemla invigd. Trafikverket, accessed October 7, 2015 .  H
3. ↑ Frederik Thurfjell: Ny stambana - anslutande linjer - Coast-to-Coast Line & Skånebanan. (PDF) stambanan.com, September 8, 2015, accessed April 24, 2019 (Swedish). 
4. ↑ Växjö kommun, Älmhult kommun, Karlskrona kommun, Kalmar kommun: SLUTRAPPORT av höghastighetsbanan genom sydöstra Sverige. (PDF) hoghastighetsbanan.se, October 1, 2015, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved April 24, 2019 (Swedish). 
5. ^ The National Negotiation On Housing And Infrastructure. (PDF) sverigeforhandlingen.se, accessed on April 24, 2019 (English). 

Web links

Commons : Kust till kustbanan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Gothenburg – Borås – Alvesta – Kalmar. Kust till kust-banan *. In: jarnvag.net. Retrieved on October 27, 2018 (Swedish, Trafikverket använder namnet på denna bana including sträckan Emmaboda – Karlskrona [  German  Trafikverket uses this term for this route including the Emmaboda – Karlskrona route  ]). 
• Emmaboda – Karlskrona. Kust till kust-banan *. In: jarnvag.net. Retrieved on October 27, 2018 (Swedish, Trafikverket använder namnet på denna bana samt sträckan Göteborg-Kalmar [  German  Trafikverket uses this term for this route including the Göteborg – Kalmar route  ]).