Södra stambanan

Malmö – Katrineholm
Route number :	2
Route length:	483 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	15 kV 16 2 / 3 Hz  ~
Top speed:	Bandel 422: (Katrineholms central) - (Åby): 200 km / h Bandel 505: Åby– (Mjölby): 200 km / h Bandel 810: Mjölby: 140 km / h Bandel 811: (Mjölby) - (Nässjö central): 200 km / h Bandel 813: (Nässjö central) - (Alvesta): 200 km / h Bandel 814: Alvesta – Älmhult: 200 km / h Bandel 815: (Älmhult) - (Hässleholm): 200 km / h Bandel 910: ( Hässleholm) - (Höör): 200 km / h Bandel 912: Höör– (Arlöv): 200 km / h
Legend Västra stambanan of Stockholm 483 Katrineholm C Västra stambanan from / to Gothenburg 472 Strångsjö (formerly personal stop) 467 Amendment 458 Simonstorp (formerly Pers.-Halt) 451 Näkna 447 Graversfors Railway Järna – Åby from Nyköping 443 Åby (formerly PV) 435 Norrkoping C Motala stream 430 Fiskeby (formerly PV, ferry to Finspång ) 427 Eksund (formerly the ferry to Finspång ) Kimstad (since August 2009) Route from Finspång 416 Kimstad (PV until 2009) 412 Norsholm (formerly Bf) Göta Canal 408 Gistad (formerly personal stop) 398 Linghem Stångådalsbanan from Hultsfred 388 Linkoping C 382 Malmslätt 377 Vikingstad 365 Mantorp 362 Sya Route from Hallsberg 356 Mjolby 349 Lindekullen (formerly personal stop) 346 Strålsnäs 341 Box spar 333 Sommen (formerly personal stop) 320 Tranås 311 Gripenberg (formerly personal stop) planned railway line Jönköping – Gripenberg ( narrow gauge ) 304 Frinnaryd (formerly Pers.-Halt) 297 Ralingsås (formerly personal stop) 292 Aneby 286 Flisby (formerly personal stop) 279 Solberga 275 Vimnarp (formerly personal stop) 271 Gamlarp (formerly personal stop) Railway line Nässjö – Oskarshamn Originally the Nässjö – Falköping railway line 268 Nässjö C Route to Vaggeryd Route to Järnforsen 257 Grimstorp (formerly personal stop) 251 Bodafors 248 Ulvstorp (formerly Pers.-Halt) Sävsjö – Målilla railway from Målilla 239 Sävsjö (formerly Bhf.) 238 Aleholm (formerly Pers.-Halt) 227 Stockaryd 218 Rörvik (formerly personal stop) 213 Lammhult 209 Grevaryd (formerly Pers.-Halt) 200 Lidnäs (formerly personal stop) 192 Moheda 186 Gåvetorp (formerly personal stop) Kust till kust-banan from Karlskrona 181 Alvesta Kust till kust-banan to Gothenburg 174 Blädinge 168 Vislanda 156 Eneryda (formerly personal stop) 150 Liatorp 146 Diö norra (formerly personal stop) 145 Diö södra 134 Älmhult Route to Olofström 125 Killeberg 123 Tunneby (formerly personal stop) 113 Osby 102 Haestveda 92 Mosselund (formerly personal stop) Ballingslöv Route from Halmstad Kristianstad – Helsingborg railway line from Kristianstad 83 Hässleholm C. Railway line Kristianstad – Helsingborg to Helsingborg 74 Mellby Sösdala Vätteryd Tjörnarp Höör – Hörby railway line 53 Listen 43 Standing day Klippan – Eslöv railway from Klippan Route from Teckomatorp 33 Eslöv Ystad – Eslöv railway to Tomelilla 29 Dammstorp 25th Örtofta 21st Stångby 20th Tornhill (formerly Pers.-Halt) Västkustbanan of Gothenburg 16 Lund C 13 Flackarp former route to Trelleborg 12 Hjärup (formerly Uppåkra ) 10 Åkarps norra 9 Åkarp 7th Burlöv 5 Route from Kävlinge 5 Arlöv Malmo Västra Malmö godsbangård Continental railway from / to Trelleborg ,   route from / to Ystad to the harbour City tunnel Malmö 0 Malmö C (high or low) to the Continental Banan , Ystadbanan (see above) Route to Copenhagen

Södra stambanan ( German  The Southern Main Railway ) is a railway line in southern Sweden that runs from Malmö to Katrineholm . It is one of the most important rail connections in the country.

The term Södra stambanan is an art term for today's route. Historically, the Södra stambana is the Malmö – Nässjö – Falköping line, the Nässjö – Katrineholm section was built as an Östra stambanan .

history

Start and end point: Malmö C

In the middle of the 19th century the Swedish Diet decided to build a railway network consisting of trunk lines. Above all, the railway lines coming from Stockholm had to be expanded towards Gothenburg and Skåne . For Södra stambanan there were a few conceivable final stops: Ystad with what was then Sweden's largest port, Helsingborg due to its proximity to Denmark and Malmö. The current route was chosen because the port of Malmös was closest to Copenhagen and the university town of Lund could be connected to the rail network. The first section from Malmö to Lund was inaugurated on December 1, 1856, followed by the line to Höör in 1858 . Two years later the route led to Hässleholm and finally to Älmhult in 1862 .

Then it was necessary to determine the further route to the north in the direction of Småland . Due to the fact that arduous terrain with many lakes and extensive swampy soil prevails in this region, the route was not built through the city of Växjö , but a few kilometers west of the city, on a completely undeveloped area. This was an advantage because the construction wanted to achieve a straight route as far as possible so that the Småland highlands could be overcome with little effort. In 1864 the shortened route was completed.

Västkustbanan (left) and Södra stambanan branch in Lund

The Nässjö - Norrköping section began in the mid-1860s . The section was completed in 1874 and connected to the existing railway to Katrineholm. In Katrineholm, Västra stambanan connects Gothenburg to Stockholm.

There was heavy traffic on the new route right from the start. In order to cope with the increasing number of passengers, some sections were expanded to double tracks. This happened in 1901 between Malmö and Lund and in 1904 between Lund and Hässleholm. It was not until the end of the Second World War that further extensions could be realized. In 1958 the line to Norrköping was double-track, in 1964 the entire line to Katrineholm. The electrification existed after the war for the entire route.

The high-speed train X2000 has been running Södra stambana since 1995, reducing the travel time from Malmö to Stockholm to 4½ hours. The section between Malmö and Lund is the busiest route in Sweden in terms of passenger numbers. The route is operated by Statens Järnvägar , regionally also by other operators such as Skånetrafik and Östgötatagraph .

future

Pendeltåg in Fiskeby

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The following expansion options have been implemented, planned or checked by the Swedish railway authority Banverket or its successor company Trafikverket since around 2010 :

• In Alvesta the Södra stambana and the westward Kust-till-Kustbana meet. An expansion of the station and the railway systems should ensure better connections between the two railways.
• Between Arlöv and Malmö, the expansion from two to four pairs of tracks is being pushed forward, as the number of trains on this route has doubled in the last five years, mainly due to the Öresund connection. For the same reason, the main station in Malmö was rebuilt and the city ​​tunnel Malmö built.
• An additional overtaking lane is under construction in Eslöv so that passing trains are not slowed down by slower freight trains.
• Plans to increase the maximum speed between Gripenberg and Lund to 250 km / h.
• Between Alvesta and Hässleholm, the stops or train stations Vislanda, Diö, Killeberg, Hästveda and Ballingslöv, which had been closed since the 1970s, were reopened for local public transport by the Pågatåg company on December 14, 2013 . The Sösdala stop was opened south of Hässleholm on May 14, 2011, and Tjörnarp followed on December 14, 2014.
• Ostlänken is planned with a planning horizon up to 2033 . It is a 150 km long two-lane rail line that is to be built between Järna and Linköping . It should better connect the regions Östergötland and Södermanland with the Mälardalen and the greater Stockholm area. In addition, it should be possible to save another hour between the major cities of Malmö or Gothenburg and Stockholm.

Web links

Commons : Södra Stambanan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Malmö – Nässjö – Mjölby – Norrköping – Katrineholm. In: jarnvag.net. Retrieved April 24, 2018 (Swedish). 
• Södra stambanan . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 28 : Syrten-vikarna – Tidsbestämning . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1919, Sp. 201 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ TRAFIKVERKET JNB 2021 Bilaga 3 E STH per sträcka. (PDF) Utgåva 2020-03-31. trafikverket.se, May 3, 2020, p. 134 , accessed on May 3, 2020 (Swedish). 
2. ↑ Östgötapendeln for nya tider. In: P4 Östergötland. August 9, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2016 (Swedish). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Nya stationer. Pågatåg Nordost, accessed January 8, 2016 (Swedish). 
4. ↑ Trafikverket's plans for 2014
5. ↑ Malmö – Nässjö – Mjölby – Norrköping – Katrineholm. Södra stambanan * (definition). In: jarnvag.net. Retrieved April 24, 2018 (Swedish). 
6. ↑ Södra stambanan, hear hastighet Gripenberg – Lund. (No longer available online.) Banverket, formerly in the original ; accessed on April 24, 2018 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
7. ↑ Ny dubbelspårig höghastighetsjärnväg Södertälje– Linköping. Trafikverket, accessed April 24, 2018 (Swedish).