Kinnekulle Line

Kinnekulle Line

Kinnekulle Line
Overview
Type Regional Rail
Status Operational
Locale Västra Götaland County
Termini Gårdsjö
Håkantorp
Operation
Opened 1877
Operator(s) Swedish Transport Administration
Technical
Line length 121 kilometres (75 mi)
No. of tracks One
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification No
Operating speed 100 km/h (60 mph) maximum
Route map
Legend
 km
Västra stambanan▲Stockholm
0 Gårdsjö
Västra stambanan►Göteborg C
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◄Uddevalla C
121 Håkantorp
Älvsborgsbanan▼Herrljunga C

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.

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