Kinnekulle Line (Swedish: Kinnekullebanan) is a 121-kilometer (75 mi) 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.

Kinnekulle Line
Kinnekulle Line
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleVästra Götaland County
Termini
  • Gårdsjö
  • Håkantorp
Service
TypeRegional Rail
Operator(s)Swedish Transport Administration
History
Opened1877
Technical
Line length121 kilometres (75 mi)
Number of tracksOne
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationNo
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)[1][2]
Route map

km
Västra stambanan
0
Gårdsjö
Västra stambanan
9
Hova
17
Torved
21
Lyrestad
Göta Canal
30
Hasslerör
39
Mariestad
50
Lugnås
56
Äskekärr
59
Österäng
64
Forshem
67
Hällekis
71
Råbäck
74
Trolmen
80
Blomberg
84
Källby
88
Filsbäck
93
Lidköping
Lidan
94
Framnäs city
104
Lovene
112
Järpås
118
Stora Levene
Älvsborgsbanan
121
Håkantorp
Älvsborgsbanan

References

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  1. ^ "Gårdsjö till Håkantorp" (PDF). Göteborgs linjebok (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Administration. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. ^ "Håkantorp till Gårdsjö" (PDF). Göteborgs linjebok (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Administration. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  3. ^ "Kinnekullebanan" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Administration. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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