Roslagsbanan
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SL southern network
- Stockholms östraStockholms östraStockholm East Station or Stockholm Ö is a railway station on the Roslagen Line in Stockholm, Sweden. The station was inaugurated in 1932 and located on Valhallavägen in northeastern central Stockholm, close to the Royal Institute of Technology...
–Djursholms Ösby–Roslags NäsbyRoslags NäsbyRoslags Näsby is a neighbourhood in the southern part of the municipality of Täby, north of Stockholm. It is dominated by detached single-family houses....
–VallentunaVallentunaVallentuna is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 26,500 inhabitants in 2005. It stretches over two municipalities in Stockholm County, in the Roslagen region. Vallentuna is also a suburb of Stockholm...
–Lindholmen–KårstaKårstaKårsta is a locality situated in Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 439 inhabitants in 2005. Kårsta is since 1980, when the line to Rimbo was cut, the northern terminus of Roslagsbanan narrow gauge suburban railway....
(opened 1885) - Stockholms östraStockholms östraStockholm East Station or Stockholm Ö is a railway station on the Roslagen Line in Stockholm, Sweden. The station was inaugurated in 1932 and located on Valhallavägen in northeastern central Stockholm, close to the Royal Institute of Technology...
–Djursholms Ösby–Roslags NäsbyRoslags NäsbyRoslags Näsby is a neighbourhood in the southern part of the municipality of Täby, north of Stockholm. It is dominated by detached single-family houses....
–ÅkersbergaÅkersbergaÅkersberga is a locality and the seat of Österåker Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 26,727 inhabitants in 2005.-History:In 1901 a railway station named Berga was opened on this rural spot some 30 km from Stockholm. Some shops and a post office followed...
–ÖsterskärÖsterskärÖsterskär is eastern part of Åkersberga, Österåker Municipality in Sweden. It hosts the terminal station of the Stockholm suburban railway Roslagsbanan....
(opened 1901 to Åkersberga, 1906 to Österskär) - Stockholms östraStockholms östraStockholm East Station or Stockholm Ö is a railway station on the Roslagen Line in Stockholm, Sweden. The station was inaugurated in 1932 and located on Valhallavägen in northeastern central Stockholm, close to the Royal Institute of Technology...
–Djursholms Ösby–NäsbyparkNäsbyparkNäsbypark is a district in Täby Municipality, north of Stockholm, Sweden. The current Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt, grew up in Näsbypark and he lived there with his wife, Filippa Reinfeldt, prior to moving to the Prime Minister's mansion in central Stockholm.- Geography :Näsbypark is...
(opened 1928 to Lahäll and 1937 to Näsbypark)Line Stretch Length Stations 27 Stockholms östra Stockholms östraStockholm East Station or Stockholm Ö is a railway station on the Roslagen Line in Stockholm, Sweden. The station was inaugurated in 1932 and located on Valhallavägen in northeastern central Stockholm, close to the Royal Institute of Technology...
– KårstaKårstaKårsta is a locality situated in Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 439 inhabitants in 2005. Kårsta is since 1980, when the line to Rimbo was cut, the northern terminus of Roslagsbanan narrow gauge suburban railway....
41.5 km 23 28 Stockholms östra Stockholms östraStockholm East Station or Stockholm Ö is a railway station on the Roslagen Line in Stockholm, Sweden. The station was inaugurated in 1932 and located on Valhallavägen in northeastern central Stockholm, close to the Royal Institute of Technology...
– ÖsterskärÖsterskärÖsterskär is eastern part of Åkersberga, Österåker Municipality in Sweden. It hosts the terminal station of the Stockholm suburban railway Roslagsbanan....
29.5 km 20 29 Stockholms östra Stockholms östraStockholm East Station or Stockholm Ö is a railway station on the Roslagen Line in Stockholm, Sweden. The station was inaugurated in 1932 and located on Valhallavägen in northeastern central Stockholm, close to the Royal Institute of Technology...
– NäsbyparkNäsbyparkNäsbypark is a district in Täby Municipality, north of Stockholm, Sweden. The current Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt, grew up in Näsbypark and he lived there with his wife, Filippa Reinfeldt, prior to moving to the Prime Minister's mansion in central Stockholm.- Geography :Näsbypark is...
11.5 km 12 Total 65 km 39
Northern network
- UppsalaUppsala- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...
–Länna–Faringe (Opened in 1876 to Länna, 1885 to Faringe); Tourist traffic only, see Upsala-Lenna Jernväg. - DannemoraDannemora, SwedenDannemora is an old mining town and a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 238 inhabitants in 2005.-Dannemora mine:...
–GimoGimo, SwedenGimo is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,702 inhabitants in 2005....
–HargshamnHargshamnHargshamn is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 304 inhabitants in 2005....
–HallstavikHallstavikHallstavik is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 4,530 inhabitants in 2005. The town is famous for its paper-factory and the Speedway team Rospiggarna.- The modern Hallstavik :...
(Opened 1878; Dannemora–Hargshamn turnedGauge conversionIn rail transport, gauge conversion is the process of converting a railway from one rail gauge to another, through the alteration of the railway tracks...
to normal gaugeStandard gaugeThe standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
in the 1970s and extended in to Hallstavik 1977; SJSJ ABSJ is a government-owned passenger train operator in Sweden. SJ was created in 2000, out of the public transport division of Statens Järnvägar, when the former government agency was divided into six separate government-owned limited companies.-Overview:SJ's operations fall broadly into subsidised...
freight only).
Closed network
- Faringe-Gimo (1921–1960)
- Rimbo-NorrtäljeNorrtäljeNorrtälje is a locality and the seat of Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 17,275 inhabitants in 2010.- History :Norrtälje traces its history to 1219, when the location was first mentioned as Tälje. After some time, the name officially became Norrtälje, to separate it from the...
(1884–1969) - Uppsala-Rimbo-Hallstavik (1884–1977)
- Stocksund-Långängen (1915-normal gauge tram) line, then turned to narrow gauge in 1934, closed in 1966)
- Stockholm östra stn-Engelbrektsplan (1895–1960)
- Djursholms Ösby-Edddavägen (1890–1977)
- Kårsta-Rimbo (1885–1981)
Current rolling stock
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
) and delivered 1988–1995. The trainsets are owned by SL, but maintained and operated by Roslagståg.
- Motor coachRail motor coachA motor coach or motorcar is a powered rail vehicle able to pull several trailers and at the same time transport passengers or luggage. With multiple unit train control, one operator can control several “motor coaches” efficiently in the same train, making longer trains possible, it can be part of...
X10p Number of vehicles: 35, Seating capacitySeating capacitySeating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
: 72, Length: 19.9 metres, Weight: 27.7 tonnes, Power rating: 400 kW, Maximum speed: 80 km/h (49.7 mph) - Manoeuver carriage UBxp Number of vehicles: 34, Seating Capacity: 76, Length: 19.9 metre, Weight: 16.3 t (16 LT; 18 ST)
- BogieBogieA bogie is a wheeled wagon or trolley. In mechanics terms, a bogie is a chassis or framework carrying wheels, attached to a vehicle. It can be fixed in place, as on a cargo truck, mounted on a swivel, as on a railway carriage/car or locomotive, or sprung as in the suspension of a caterpillar...
carriage UBp Number of vehicles: 32, Seating Capacity: 80, Length: 19.9 metre, Weight: 16 t (15.7 LT; 17.6 ST)
In 2010, SL began the process of finding company from which to order modern trains to meet the rising demand for departures on Roslagsbanan.
See also
- History of rail transport in SwedenHistory of rail transport in SwedenThe history of Sweden's railways has included both state-owned and private railways.-The early years 1845-1914:In 1845 the Swedish count Adolf Eugene von Rosen received permission to build railways in Sweden. He started building a railway between the town of Köping and Hult...
- Public transport in StockholmPublic transport in StockholmPublic transport in Stockholm consists of bus, metro, regional/suburban rail, light rail, tram and archipelago boat operation in Stockholm County, Sweden. The bus and rail is organized by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik , SL, which is owned by the Stockholm County Council...
- Rail transport in SwedenRail transport in SwedenRail transport in Sweden uses a network of 13,000 km of track, the 20th largest in the world. Construction of the first railway line in Sweden began in 1855. The major operator is the state-owned SJ AB....
External links
- PDF map of all SL rail lines
- Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (Stockholm Transport) - Official site (English)
- Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (Stockholm Transport) - Official site (Swedish)
- Järnväg.net - Roslagsbanan (Swedish)