| Färjan Lina (Ferry Lina) | |
| Locale: | Töreboda kommun |
| Transit Type: | Passenger ferry |
| Began Operation: | 1919 |
| System Length: | 25 meters |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Vessels: | 1 |
| Operator: | Töreboda kommun |
Ferry Lina (Färjan Lina) is the world's shortest regular ferry. It crosses the Göta Canal, in Sweden, taking about 25–30 seconds to do so. The ferry is powered by pulling a rope that must be lowered when a boat is passing.[1] [2] It appears in the Swedish comedy movie Göta kanal 3.
The ferry line was opened in 1919 by the retired driver Oskar Lindhult because of a new district in Töreboda on the other side of the canal. Before the ferry line opened the residents needed to use their own boat.[3] In the beginning, the ferry that was used was a wooden boat. At the end of the 1930s, the skipper Färje-Karl (Ferry-Karl) got permission to set up a rope over the canal and then a special ferry was built. In 2019 the ferry line celebrated 100 years of service.