Norrbotniabanan
| Umeå – Luleå | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Route length: | about 270 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power system : | 15 kV 16 2 / 3 Hz ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 250 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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North Bothnia Line is a planned railway line for high-speed traffic in Sweden . It represents the northern extension of the existing botniabana , which ends in Umeå .
Improvements through the new line
The Norrbotniabana should run from Umeå 270 kilometers north to Luleå . In Luleå there would be a connection to the ore railway (Malmbanan) via Kiruna to Narvik in Norway , and a few kilometers away to the Boden – Haparanda railway line to the Finnish border. The new, single-track line should be designed for a top speed of 250 km / h. This should reduce the travel time from Umeå to Luleå to 90 minutes. The current travel time with the Stambanan genom övre Norrland , which does not run along the coast but through the hinterland, is four hours.
The new route can cut companies' transport costs by up to 30 percent. These increases in efficiency not only affect the north, but also the rest of the country, as more than half of the heavy goods traffic comes from the north and its destinations are in the south. Many of the raw materials transported from the north are processed in other parts of the country.
On the Stambana genom övre Norrland , due to the winding and hilly profile, freight traffic cannot be carried out as efficiently as in other parts of the country. The new coastal railway between Umeå and Luleå offers possibilities for heavier and longer trains.
Regional passenger traffic between Umeå, Skellefteå , Piteå and Luleå can be expanded. In addition to the trains with higher top speeds that cover longer distances, regional traffic should also take place. Due to the latest environmental regulations in the context of noise protection with regard to braking and approaching freight trains, crossing stations are set up outside of built-up areas so that only passenger trains stop within the built-up areas.
Technical execution and costs
The expansion of the route will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by around 80,000 tons per year and, together with the Stambana genom övre Norrland, will form two routes to the north. Around 22 freight trains and 44 passenger trains per day are planned on the route, which is suitable for passenger and freight trains. A total of 160 bridges and 10 tunnels have to be built. The planned cost is 29 billion SEK at the 2013 price level.
The expansion will be implemented in three sections. These are:
- Umeå section
- from Umeå godsbangård to the municipality boundary Robertsfors
- Robertsfors section
- the entire route within the municipality
- Skellefteå section
- the stretch from Ytterbyn to Skellefteå C
start of building
On August 23, 2018, the first groundbreaking for the construction of the first 12 km from Umeå to the north took place by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and General Director Lena Erixon from Trafikverket. The aim is to develop the Dåva industrial area north of Umeå. This section will later be integrated into the overall route. Construction beyond Dåva to Skellefteå is scheduled to begin in 2024 , and the line to Luleå is scheduled to go into operation in 2028.
For the approximately 16 km long section from Dåva via Taften to the E4 south to Gryssjön , investigations were carried out in 2018 on three possible routes past the town of Sävar .
On May 9, 2019, the plan for the construction of the route from Umeå to Dåva became legally binding after the objections received after an interpretation of the plans in autumn 2018 were rejected. This enables the acquisition and development of the land required for the construction of the route to begin.
On March 23, 2020, the government gave Trafikverket permission to carry out the preparatory work for the Dåva – Skellefteå section so that construction work can start between 2023 and 2025.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Om Norrbotniabanan. In: trafikverket.se. Retrieved January 22, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ a b Norrbotniabanan - för gods ochariusko (PDF) Retrieved January 22, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ Norrbotniabanen. (PDF) map. In: trafikverket.se. Retrieved January 22, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ Järnvägsplan Umeå − Dåva. (PDF) trafikverket.se, December 2016, accessed on January 22, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ Spadtag for Norrbotniabanan. trafikverket.se, accessed January 22, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ Järnvägsplan Dåva – Gryssjön. (PDF) trafikverket.se, May 27, 2018, accessed on January 22, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ Patrick Krainer: Klartecken för första delen av Norrbotniabanan. In: vk.se. May 10, 2019, accessed July 20, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ Beslut om byggstarter. Regeringen, March 23, 2020, accessed August 11, 2020 (Swedish).