The Älvsborg Line () is a

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line between

Uddevalla Uddevalla is a Stad (Sweden), town in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It’s the seat of Uddevalla Municipality. In 2015, it had a population of 34,781, making it the largest town fully in Bohuslän. Uddevalla is located where the river Bäveån ...

and

Borås Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 114,556 inhabitants in 2024. It is widely known for being a textile city, home to worldwide brands and companie ...

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. The long crescent-shaped line connects to various lines, including the

Bohus Line The Bohus Line () is a 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, Hällevadshol ...

, the

Norway/Vänern Line Norway/Vänern Line () is a Y-shaped railway line in Sweden. The main section runs from Gothenburg Central Station to Kil Station, mostly along the west shore of Vänern. There is a branch from Erikstad to the Norway–Sweden border at Kornsjø ...

, the Kinnekulle Line, the Western Main Line, the Coast-to-Coast Line and the Viskadal Line.

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runs regional train service on the whole line, usually with X12 trains. Due to its bad standard and slow speed, few freight trains use this line and instead travel via

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and the Western Main line. Some freight trains are diverted to this line when the Western Main Line is closed for maintenance. The Älvsborg Line has 15 passenger stations:

, Öxnered,

Vänersborg Vänersborg () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 23,882 inhabitants (out of a municipal total of 39,904) Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which mer ...

, Vargön,

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, Vara, Vedum, ,

Ljung Ljung and Annelund () is a locality situated in Herrljunga Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,215 inhabitants in 2020. The locality was formed by Statistics Sweden Statistics Sweden ( ; SCB, ) is the Swedish government ...

, Torpåkra, Mollaryd, Borgstena,

Fristad Fristad is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 4,924 inhabitants in 2010. References

Populated places in Borås Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ...

, Knalleland,

History

The railway between Uddevalla and Herrljunga was opened in 1867 and between Borås and Herrljunga in 1863. Both railways had originally a gauge. They were rebuilt to standard gauge in 1898. During 2021, the stretch between Herrljunga and Borås was renovated to a higher standard. That included replacing manual train dispatching (System M), with automatic train dispatching (System H). The top speed there has (as of 2024) not been raised but is still 110 km/h. The top speed is 160 km/h between Håkantorp and Herrljunga and 140 between Öxnered and Ryr, otherwise not above 110. In 2023, the Älvsborg Line was blocked in Vänersborg when the

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there was considered in too bad shape to be operated. Reopening is planned in 2025.Älvsborgsbanan, Vänersborg, renovering öppningsbar järnvägsbro
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References

External links

Västra Götalands regionaltåg
Railway lines in Sweden {{Sweden-transport-stub