Godsstråket genom Bergslagen

Godsstråket genom Bergslagen

The Freight Route Through Bergslagen

The freight line through Bergslagen is a railway line that runs through Bergslagen, Närke and Östergötland and is served by both freight and passenger traffic. The line starts from Mjölby in the south and goes via Hallsberg, Örebro, Frövi and Avesta Krylbo to Storvik where the Northern main line takes over. The line is mainly single-track, but double-track is available on the sections Mjölby -Stenkumla and Hallsberg-Örebro-Frövi.

Godsstråket genom Bergslagen History

The Godsstråket genom Bergslagen is composed of bands, which were built at different times, and which in recent years have been chosen to be seen as a functional unit.

• The oldest section, between Örebro and Ervalla, was part of Sweden's first locomotive-hauled railway from 1856. It was intended to be extended to become the Köping–Hults Railway (KHJ), but the section between Örebro and Hult was never built.
• The band Ervalla–Frövi (and further towards Arboga) originates from 1857, and was likewise part of KHJ.
• The section between Hallsberg and Örebro was built by the state in 1862 as the Hallsberg–Örebro State Railway.
• The section between Mjölby and Hallsberg was built by private interests in 1873, as the Hallsberg–Motala–Mjölby Railway (HMMJ).
• The Krylbo-Storvik section was built as part of the Northern main line in 1875.
• Finally, the section between Frövi and Krylbo was built in 1900. It then became part of the Krylbo–Örebro State Railway, later part of the Krylbo–Mjölby Main Railway.

The electrification of the track was completed in 1935.

Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Traffic

The railway's position in the middle of Sweden, with connections to many other heavily trafficked railway lines, makes the Godsstråket genom Bergslagen one of Sweden's most important railway routes, even if it does not have the status of a main line.

Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Overview

Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Place: Sweden
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Stretch: Mjölby – Storvik
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Connecting Lines: Southern mainline
Wadstena Fogelsta Railway
Western mainline
Mälarbanan
Bergslagbanan
Bergslagspendeln
Engelsbergs-Norbergs Railway
Dalabanan
Northern mainline
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Consecrated: 1900 (entire route)
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Owner: The state
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Infrastructure Manager: The Swedish Transport Administration
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Traffic Operator: Trains in Bergslagen
SJ Ab
Östgötatrafiken
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Length: 311 kilometers
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Number of Tracks: single track with meeting track
(Except double track Mjölby–Stenkumla 80 km and Hallsberg–Frövi 50 km)
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Gauge: 1435 millimeters (normal track)
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Maximum Permissible Axle Load: 25 tons Storvik–Frövi, Motala–Mjölby. 22.5 tonnes Frövi–Motala. tone
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Greatest Slope: 20.3 ‰
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen ATC: Yes
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Remote Blocking: Yes
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Top Speed: 200 km/h
Godsstråket genom Bergslagen Electrified: Yes