Älvsborg Line

Älvsborgsbanan is an electrified railway in Sweden. It leads over a length of 133 kilometers from Borås to Uddevalla. The path name is a term of art only when naming by Banverket in 1990, long after the construction of routes under other names, was born.

Route description

The Älvsborgsbana starts at Borås and follows the eastern shore of the lake Öresjö to Fristad. After 43 kilometers they reached Herrljunga, where it crosses the Western Main Line. From Herrljunga the route passes through the Västgötaebene north and touches Vara and Håkantorp. From Håkantorp the railway line Gårdsjö - Håkantorp branches off to the northeast, while the Älvsborgbana leads to the northwest. Shortly before Vänersborg the train crosses the Göta älv. In Öxnered four kilometers to Vänersborg that Älvsborgbahn crosses the railway line Gothenburg Karlstad ( Vänernbanan ) and reached after another 20 kilometers Uddevalla.

History

When the Västra stambana ( German: Western Main Line ) was built from Stockholm to Gothenburg, two private branch lines were planned, both joined to Herrljunga: Borås Herrljunga ( BHJ ), opened in 1863, and Uddevalla Vänersborg - Herrljunga ( UWHJ ), opened in 1867. Both railways were built in the unusual in Sweden gauge of 1217 mm. However, the construction of three other local railways in standard gauge made ​​the operation unprofitable, and in 1896 both routes were converted to standard gauge.

1940, both companies were nationalized, and in 1949 the track electrified.

Traffic

The Älvsborgsbana is traveled by local trains the relation Varberg - Borås - Uddevalla on behalf of Västtrafik of SJ, but also of long-distance trains between Stockholm and Borås ( Strömstad ) Uddevalla Stockholm.

Between Håkantorp and Herrljunga the Kinnekulletåget run called regional trains between Hallberg and Herrljunga.