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The Bohus Line is a 180 kilometres (111.8 mi) long railway line from Gothenburg
via Uddevalla
and Munkedal
to Strömstad
. The line is single track
and electrified
at . Bohus Line has seventeen stations; Strömstad
, Skee
, Överby, Tanum
, Rabbalshede
, Hällevadsholm
, Dingle
, Munkedal
, Uddevalla
C, Uddevalla Östra, Ljungskile
, Svenshögen
, Stenungsund
, Stora Höga
, Kode
, Ytterby
and Göteborg.
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
via Uddevalla
Uddevalla
Uddevalla is a city and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 30,513 inhabitants in 2005.It is located at the bay Byfjorden, of the south-eastern part of the sea known as Skagerrak...
and Munkedal
Munkedal
Munkedal is a locality and the seat of Munkedal Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,704 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
to Strömstad
Strömstad
Strömstad is a locality and the seat of Strömstad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 6,110 inhabitants in 2005.Strömstad is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city.- History :...
. The line is single track
Single track (rail)
A single track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track is normally used on lesser used rail lines, often branch lines, where the traffic density is not high enough to justify the cost of building double tracks....
and electrified
Railway electrification system
A railway electrification system supplies electrical energy to railway locomotives and multiple units as well as trams so that they can operate without having an on-board prime mover. There are several different electrification systems in use throughout the world...
at . Bohus Line has seventeen stations; Strömstad
Strömstad
Strömstad is a locality and the seat of Strömstad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 6,110 inhabitants in 2005.Strömstad is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city.- History :...
, Skee
Skee
Skee is a locality situated in Strömstad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 562 inhabitants in 2005....
, Överby, Tanum
Tanum
Tanum may refer to:*Tanum Municipality in Sweden*Tanum in Bærum, Norway*Tanum , a Norwegian bookstore chain owned by Egmont...
, Rabbalshede
Rabbalshede
Rabbalshede is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 260 inhabitants in 2005....
, Hällevadsholm
Hällevadsholm
Hällevadsholm is a locality situated in Munkedal Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 781 inhabitants in 2005. An Iron Age grave field, Stenehed, is located nearby....
, Dingle
Dingle
Dingle is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about 49 kilometres southwest of Tralee and 71 kilometres northwest of Killarney....
, Munkedal
Munkedal
Munkedal is a locality and the seat of Munkedal Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,704 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
, Uddevalla
Uddevalla
Uddevalla is a city and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 30,513 inhabitants in 2005.It is located at the bay Byfjorden, of the south-eastern part of the sea known as Skagerrak...
C, Uddevalla Östra, Ljungskile
Ljungskile
Ljungskile is a locality situated in Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,351 inhabitants in 2005....
, Svenshögen
Svenshögen
Svenshögen is a locality situated in Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 439 inhabitants in 2005....
, Stenungsund
Stenungsund
Stenungsund is a locality and the seat of Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 10,067 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Stenungsund was once only an idyllic bathing and vacation location on the Swedish west coast...
, Stora Höga
Stora Höga
Stora Höga is a locality situated in Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 2,553 inhabitants in 2005.Stora Höga is part of the Jörlanda parish in Stenungsund, and is situated between a railroad station originally known as Vallen. The Vallen railroad station later changed its...
, Kode
Kode
Kode is a locality situated in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,336 inhabitants in 2005....
, Ytterby
Ytterby
Ytterby is a village on the Swedish island of Resarö, in Vaxholm Municipality in the Stockholm archipelago.The name of the village means "outer village", implying that its location is its most noteworthy feature....
and Göteborg.