Kinnekulle Line Explained

Box Width:30em
Kinnekulle Line
Status:Operational
Start:Gårdsjö
End:Håkantorp
Open:1877
Linelength:121km (75miles)
Tracks:One
Electrification:No
Speed:100kph[1] [2]
Map State:show

Kinnekulle Line (Swedish: Kinnekullebanan) is a 121km (75miles) long unelectrified single track railway line from Håkantorp via Lidköping and Mariestad to Gårdsjö in Sweden. At Gårdsjö, it connects to the Western Main Line and at Håkantorp it connects with the Älvsborg Line. The line lacks both automatic train protection and centralized traffic control.[3] Västtrafik runs a regional trains service on the whole line, using Y31 trains. Green Cargo run trains from Hallsberg to a paper mill in Mariestad.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gårdsjö till Håkantorp . 2017-09-24 . Göteborgs linjebok . . Swedish . 2017-11-02.
  2. Web site: Håkantorp till Gårdsjö . 2017-09-24 . Göteborgs linjebok . . Swedish . 2017-11-02.
  3. Web site: Kinnekullebanan . . Swedish . 2017-11-02.