Västkustbanan

Gothenburg – Lund
Route number :	3
Route length:	290 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	15 kV 16 2 / 3 Hz  ~
Top speed:	200 km / h
Dual track :	Total distance
Operating points and routes
Legend 288 Gothenburg C to Stockholm and to Kil / Oslo 286 Gubbero 285 Liseberg Gårda tunnel (2163 m) 283 Almedal Kust till kust-banan 281 Mölndals nedre (formerly Mölndal / Fässberg) 275 Kållered 270 Lindome 266 Anneberg 265 Ledsgård 263 Kungsbacka Hede 262 Kungsbacka Branch line industrial area Lygners Hammargård tunnel 200 m Fjärås tunnel 350 m Fjärås to the Lygnern gravel pit , 2.8 km, until August 1, 1979 247 Lekarekulle Åsatunneln 1.8 km Åsa 237 Frillesås (formerly a person stop ) Väröbacka from the industrial area Väro 227 Värö Viscane Åskloster Tångaberg Viscadalsbanan from Borås Varberg-Ätrans Järnväg from Ätran 212 Varberg 206 Hamra 206 Tvååker 197 Tyllered 206 Långås 188 Torebo (formerly Lisbro) Narrow-gauge railway to Limmared (until 1961) 184 Falkenbergs godsstation (until July 2008 Pers.bf.) 183 Falkenbergs personstation (from July 2008) Ski tunnel 550m Ätran Tröingeberg tunnel 1170 m Skrea 173 Heberg Slöinge Getinge 161 Brännarp 151 Biskopstorp Harplings Gullbrandstorp Halmstad – Nässjö railway line 143 Furet South drum Halmstads norra Nissan 141 Halmstad C (former transition to narrow-gauge railway ) 140 Halmstad rbg 136 Kistinge Trönninge 129 Eldsberga (formerly a person stop ) Genevad Veinge Markarydsbanan to Hässleholm 118 Laholm Västra Laholm Vallberga Scottorp 108 Båstad Norra (since 1996) 106 Båstad Södra 99 Grevie Hallandsås tunnel 8710 m 91 Förslöv 85 Barkåkra 89 Vejbyslätt (formerly a passenger stop ) 85 Lingvallen 83 Skälderviken (formerly Bhf.) 80 Ängelholm Godsstråket genom Skåne to Åstorp 74 Vegeholm Rögle Åstorp – Höganäs railway from Höganäs 67 Kattarp Åstorp – Höganäs railway to Åstorp 62 Ödåkra 58 Maria 53 Helsingborg C 50 Helsingborgs godsbangård from Helsingør 49.5 Ramlösa Railway line Kristianstad – Helsingborg to Åstorp Out (planned) Rååbanan to Teckomatorp 43 Rydebäck 40 Glumslöv Tunnel 600 m 32 Landskrona Östra (since 2001) Landskrona godsbangård (until 2001 person stop) 28 Häljarp (formerly Bhf.) 19th Dösjebro according to Teckomatorp 12 Kävlinge (formerly train station) Lommabanan to Arlöv 6th Vallkärra 3 Gunnesbo Södra stambanan of Stockholm 0 Lund C Södra stambanan to Malmo

The Västkustbana ( German  West Coast Railway ) is a 290 km long railway line in Sweden between Gothenburg and Lund .

The single-track line was built in 1888 as a connection between several connected private railways and was nationalized in 1896.

expansion

Since 1985, the line has been continuously expanded to two - track in several construction phases . It was redrawn on longer sections. In 2008 the line was double-tracked to 234 km, 56 km were single-track. The expanded sections are designed for a top speed of up to 250 km / h. The train protection system and the trains currently in use only allow a speed of 200 km / h.

The largest section of new construction is the route over Hallandsåsen , which leads through a tunnel. The construction of the Hallandsås tunnel , which began in 1993, was repeatedly delayed by water ingress. It was completed with the start of trial operation on December 8, 2015 and regular operation on December 13, 2015. The expansion to double-track operation was completed with the commissioning of the tunnel.

Åsa station reopened at the end of 2013.

gallery

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  The Västkustbanan (left) joins the Södra stambanan in front of the Lund C terminus

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  Hallandsås tunnel construction site

Web links

• Lund – Helsingborg – Halmstad – Gothenburg. Västkustbanan. In: jarnvag.net. Retrieved September 11, 2016 (Swedish). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Speed table of the Swedish railways (PDF; 123 kB)
2. ↑ Lund – Helsingborg – Halmstad – Gothenburg. Västkustbanan. In: jarnvag.net. Retrieved September 11, 2016 (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.
4. ^ Lars-Olof Karlsson, Ängelholm: Händelser år 1979. In: Järnvägar i historien. Retrieved April 8, 2013 (Swedish). 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Lisa Henricson: Stationsinvigningen i slutet av 2013. Retrieved on September 11, 2016 (Swedish). 
6. ↑ Hallandsåstunneln - only rullar tågen! Trafikverket , accessed September 11, 2016 (Swedish).