Varmlandsbanan

Laxå – Eda
Högboda train station
Route number :	12
Course book range :	70
Route length:	208 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	15 kV 16 2 / 3 Hz  ~
Top speed:	Bandel 383: (Laxå) - (Karlstad Välsviken) 200 km / h Bandel 382: Karlstad Välsviken– (Kil) 195 km / h Bandel 631: Kil – Charlottenberg gräns 160  km / h
Legend Västra stambanan of Gothenburg 229,308 Laxå (Lå) Västra stambanan to and from Stockholm 228,987 230,733 Porla 240.775 Hasselfors (Hs) Svartåbanan from Örebro 251,528 Svartå (Svå) Svartån 263,566 Degerfors (Dg) Wikerns – Möckelns järnväg from Striberg Letälven Nora Bergslags järnväg from Karlskoga 266,529 Strömtorp (Srt) to Gullspång 277.823 Björneborg (Bjb) 287,430 Höja Inlandsbanan from Filipstad 289.797 Kristinehamn 298.159 Ölme (oil) 307.155 Väse (Ve) 319.193 Skattkärr (Srr) Alster Alster River 324.985 Karlstad Välsviken (Kvä) Klarälven NKJ by Hagfors (narrow gauge) Karlstad's Östra Pråmkanalen 330.148 Karlstad C (Ks) Klarälven to Skoghall 337,457 Skåre (Skr) 343,045 Hynboholm 348 Kils nedre Railway Kil nedre – Fryksta to Fryksta 348.210 Kils omformarstation Bergslagsbanan from Gävle 349.495 Kil (kil) Vänerbanan to Gothenburg Kil – Torsby railway to Torsby Norsälven 355.299 Fagerås (Fgå) 361.720 Lene (Len) 366.075 Högboda (Hbd) 374,970 Brunsberg (Buk) 375,942 Brunsberg tunnel 376.517 Brunsberg tunnel (365 m) Värmeln 378,355 Gunnarsbyn (Guy) 382.986 Edane (En) 385,494 Gryttyom (76 m) 397,921 Arvika (Ar) Gilderud junction: Mellerud – Arvika railway to Mellerud Josse älv 407.036 Ottebol (Ot) 417.780 Åmotfors (Åt) 424,500 Lerot (Lrt) 428,313 Ås (Ås) 432.505 Charlottenberg (Cg) 436,900 Eda 438,820 Norway / Sweden Kongsvingerbanen to Oslo

The Värmlandsbahn ( Swedish Värmlandsbanan ), formerly Nordvästra stambanan , is an electrified main line between Laxå in Närke and the border between Sweden and Norway west of Eda Glasbruk in Värmland . The train continues to Oslo via Kongsvinger and is called Kongsvingerbanen in Norway . The Värmlandsbahn provides the fastest railway connection between Oslo and Stockholm and is number 70 in the Swedish timetable .

history

Since the Kongsvingerbahn from Oslo (then Christiania) to Charlottenberg had been in operation since 1865 , the connection between the two Nordic capitals including this line via Karlstad to Laxå on the Västra stambanan Stockholm - Gothenburg was planned. The opening took place in several stages: On December 2, 1866, the first stage between Laxå and Kristinehamn was opened. The Arvika – Charlottenberg route followed just under a year later ; In 1869 the Kristinehamn - Karlstad section was put into operation. The remainder of the stretch between Karlstad and Arvika was completed two years later and the entire line was officially opened on June 19, 1871. The stretch between Laxå and Charlottenberg has been electrically driven since 1937; The Norwegian section followed in 1951. In 1962 a curve was built that bypasses Laxå station so that trains on the Stockholm – Oslo route can run without changing direction .

business

Long-distance transport

Long-distance traffic is operated by SJ AB (SJ). Both X2000 and locomotive-hauled InterCity trains operate mainly between Stockholm and Karlstad. Some IC trains are connected via Kil to Gothenburg, an X2000 train pair runs to / from Arvika. After the X2000 trains, which run continuously from Oslo to Stockholm, were discontinued by Linx (a subsidiary of SJ and Norges Statsbaner ) and cross-border passenger traffic was reduced to weekend connections, IC trains have been running daily between Stockholm and Stockholm since January 2007 Oslo.

At certain times (weekends, summer holidays) there is a night train connection Oslo - Stockholm via Karlstad.

Local transport

Local traffic between Kristinehamn and Charlottenberg was operated by the company merresor on behalf of Värmlandstrafik with type X53 electric multiple units ( Bombardier Regina ) until 2009 . Since 2007, two trains have been tied through to Oslo on weekdays. Tågkompaniet (since April 24, 2019 Vy Tåg ) has been providing local transport on behalf of Värmlandstrafik since 2009 .

The Karlstad - Kil section is also used by trains on the Kil - Torsby and Vänerbana railway .

Freight transport

Green Cargo , CargoNet and Hector Rail dominate the extensive freight traffic . In the past, trains from BK Tåg and Ofotbanen AS could also be found on the route. The company Tågåkeriet i Bergslagen (Tågab) mainly operates regional freight traffic between Bofors, Strömtorp and Kristinehamn with Nydqvist och Holm diesel locomotives of the type TMY , T43 and Z65 , with Kristinehamn normally being the starting point for trains.

future

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In the medium term, the Karlstad C train station is to be converted into a connection point for bus transport (Resecentrum). From August 2011, the X2000 trains between Karlstad and Stockholm are to be replaced by new Regina trains. In Karlstad efforts are being made to reactivate the Skattkärr and Skåre stations and to set up a new stop in Våxnäs (between Karlstad and Skåre). The railway line has to be expanded for this, as the capacity is already fully utilized.

Oslo – Stockholm high-speed line

For the connection from Oslo to Stockholm, plans are in progress that include a new railway line from Lilleström via Bjørkelangen to Arvika in Sweden . This double-track line would result in a shortening of the current 155 km via Kongsvinger to 98 km in the future.

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  Arvika train station

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  Arvika train station

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  Entrance building in Kil

Web links

• Homepage of Värmlandstrafik with current timetable and timetable information. Retrieved April 5, 2014 (Swedish). 
• Timetables in Sweden (Swedish, English, German)
• Merresor. November 1, 2012, archived from the original on January 11, 2012 ; Retrieved April 5, 2014 (Swedish). 
• Laxå – Karlstad – Kil – Charlottenberg. In: jarnvag.net. Retrieved January 11, 2016 (Swedish). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ TRAFIKVERKET JNB 2021 Bilaga 3 E STH per sträcka. (PDF) Utgåva 2020-03-31. trafikverket.se, May 3, 2020, pp. 136, 138 , accessed on August 11, 2020 (Swedish). 
2. ↑ Kristinehamn – Karlstad – Kil – Fryksta. Bandel 390, SJ-district II. Banvakt.se, accessed on February 24, 2014 (Swedish). 
3. ^ Freight traffic Gullspång – Strömtorp – Nora – Ervalla. jarnvag.net, accessed January 11, 2016 (Swedish). 
4. ^ Regina trains. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013 ; accessed on January 11, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Future ( Memento from September 6, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
6. ↑ Planarbeidet for ny bane Oslo - Stockholm er godt i gang. March 26, 2014, accessed June 21, 2015 (Norwegian). 
7. ↑ Høyhastighetsbane Oslo-Stockholm. (PDF) DB Mobility Network Logistics, March 26, 2014, accessed on January 11, 2016 (Norwegian, (17.7 MB)).