Kollektivtrafikförvaltningen UL (English: Public transport administration UL) (formerly Upplands Lokaltrafik until 1 January 2012) is the
integrated transport authority
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( sv, Trafikhuvudman) responsible for
public transport buses and trains at the county level ( sv, länstrafik) in
Uppsala County,
Sweden
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. Their name is derived from the historical province of
Uppland, which included the modern county along with part of what is now
Stockholm County
Stockholm County ( sv, Stockholms län, link=no ) is a county or '' län'' (in Swedish) on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm ...
.
Buses
The green city buses (''Stadsbussarna'') in
Uppsala are operated by UL in co-operation with Gamla Uppsala Buss. Yellow regional buses (''Regionbussarna'') cover most of the county, with a major hub at
Uppsala Central Station; some run on to major destinations in neighbouring counties.
UL's long-distance services are operated by private contractors, including
Keolis and others.
Trains
UL's former commuter railway route, Upptåget, connected Uppsala and neighbouring small towns with
Tierp
Tierp () is a locality and the seat of Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 6,143 inhabitants in 2018.
Communications
Tierp is connected to Uppsala and Gävle by commuter train Upptåget and the new (2007) section of highway E4 passe ...
and
Gävle
Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swede ...
in the north, and
Morgongåva
Morgongåva is a urban areas of Sweden, locality situated in Heby Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,409 inhabitants in 2010.
Town name
The town name is the same as that of the oldest known name for a cottage (est. 1667) in the area. The ...
,
Heby
Heby is a locality and the seat of Heby Municipality in Uppsala County, Sweden, with 2,550 inhabitants in 2010.
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Heby:
* Heby AIF
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and
Sala in the west.
Until 2012 Upptåget also connected Uppsala with
Arlanda, and
Upplands-Väsby where SL had further connection, but after that year
SL operates this route as part of
Stockholm Commuter Rail
Stockholm commuter rail ( sv, Stockholms pendeltåg) is the commuter rail system in Stockholm County, Sweden. The system is an important part of the public transport in Stockholm, and is controlled by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. The tracks are ...
.
Operation of Upptåget trains was previously contracted out to the national railway
SJ, who also operate services through the county on their own behalf, connecting it with destinations farther afield including
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
,
Sundsvall
Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population.
History
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, and
Falun.
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won a contract to operate Upptåget from June 2011 until September 2017, when
Transdev took over the contract.
From December 2021, Upptåget was planned to disappear as its own traffic system and from June 12, 2022 it became a part of
Mälartåg, which is a system for regional train traffic in the
Mälaren Valley
The Mälaren Valley ( sv, Mälardalen), occasionally referred to as Stockholm-Mälaren Region (''Stockholm-mälarregionen''), is the easternmost part of Svealand, the catchment area of Lake Mälaren and the surrounding municipalities. The term is ...
, established in 2019.
There are 16 stations, of which 3 (
Furuvik
Furuvik is a locality situated in Gävle Municipality
Gävle Municipality (''Gävle kommun'') is a municipality in east central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the Stad (city) of Gävle.
Geographically the municipality is situated no ...
, Gävle and Sala) are outside Uppsala County.
Former
*
X10 (from 1991 until 1998)
*
X11 (3 units on loan from
Krösatågen ( sv) from April 2017 to December 2019)
*
X12 (from 1997 until 2003)
*
X52 (from 2002 until 2022)
*
Stadler DOSTO (from 2019 until 2022)
References
External links
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File:GUB_481_220902_01.jpg, A green Uppsala city bus at the Uppsala central station, a yellow regional bus can be seen in the background.
File:Keolis_7742_00.jpg, A yellow regional bus at the Uppsala Central Station.
File:Keolis_8510_220902_01.jpg, Another yellow regional bus at the Uppsala central station.
File:Upptaget uppsala 130704 (cropped).jpg, Commuter train of type Bombardier Regina
The Regina is a Swedish model of electric multiple unit passenger train, manufactured by Bombardier Transportation (formerly Adtranz). It is used by the national passenger railway SJ along with numerous regional and private operators, in varian ...
at the Uppsala Central Station.
File:Nya Upptåget.jpg, Communter train of type Stadler KISS at the Örbyhus
Örbyhus is a locality situated in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,153 inhabitants in 2018.
Örbyhus Castle, located a few kilometers from the village, is where king Eric XIV of Sweden was imprisoned until his death from arsenic ...
station.
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