The West Coast Line () is a
railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
line between
Gothenburg
Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...
and
Lund
Lund (, ;["Lund"](_blank)
(US) and ) is a city in the provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, southern Swed ...
,
which runs along the West Coast of
Sweden
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. It is electrified all the way. It was originally built in 1880-1995, but it is since 1980 being rebuilt to a fast fairly straight double track railway along a mostly new route, basically a new railway. This was as of 2024 was still not completed, as the part through
Varberg
Varberg () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 35,782 inhabitants in 2019.
Varberg and all of Halland are well known for their "typical west coast" sandy beaches. In Varberg th ...
and through
Helsingborg
Helsingborg (, , ), is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania County, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, ninth ...
are both single-track.
In northern Helsingborg the track follows a 150 year old right of way, which has tight curves together with a steep climb. Passing trains must not run faster than 30
km/h
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History
Although the metre was formally defined in 1799, the term "kilometres per h ...
during inclement weather. Double track construction takes place between 2020 and 2023. although the track in northern Helsingborg will remain as it is for several more years.
A doubletrack tunnel under the city of Varberg is under construction since 2019.
[The Varberg tunnel]
Trafikverket, last updated: 2021-10-14
Stations with passenger stop
*
Gothenburg
Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...
(fast, regional and local trains)
*
Liseberg
Liseberg is an amusement park located in Gothenburg, Sweden, that opened in 1923. It is the second most visited theme park in Scandinavia, with around three million visitors annually. Among the noteworthy attractions is the wooden roller coaste ...
(local trains)
*Mölndal (regional and local trains)
*KÃ¥llered (local trains)
*Lindome (local trains)
*Anneberg (local trains)
*Hede (local trains)
*Kungsbacka (regional and local trains)
*Ã…sa (regional trains)
*
Varberg
Varberg () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 35,782 inhabitants in 2019.
Varberg and all of Halland are well known for their "typical west coast" sandy beaches. In Varberg th ...
(regional trains)
*Falkenberg (regional trains)
*
Halmstad
Halmstad () is a port, university, industrial and recreational urban areas of Sweden, city at the mouth of the Nissan (river), Nissan river, in the provinces of Sweden, province of Halland on the Sweden, Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat ...
(fast, regional and local trains)
*Laholm (regional and local trains)
*BÃ¥stad (regional and local trains)
*Förslöv (local trains)
*Barkåkra (local trains)
*Ängelholm (regional and local trains)
*Kattarp (local trains)
*Ödåkra (local trains)
*
Maria
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People
* Mary, mother of Jesus
* Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages
Place names Extraterrestrial
* 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877
* Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...
(local trains)
*
Helsingborg
Helsingborg (, , ), is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania County, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, ninth ...
(fast, regional and local trains)
*
Ramlösa
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(local trains)
*Rydebäck (local trains)
*Glumslöv (local trains)
*
Landskrona
Landskrona is a town in Scania, Sweden. Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance. Ferries operate from Landskrona to the island of Ven, an ...
(regional and local trains)
*Häljarp (local trains)
*Dösjebro (local trains)
*Kävlinge (local trains)
*
Gunnesbo (local trains)
*
Lund
Lund (, ;["Lund"](_blank)
(US) and ) is a city in the provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, southern Swed ...
(fast, regional and local trains)
The local trains are branded
Västtågen between Gothenburg and Kungsbacka and branded
Pågatågen
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between Halmstad and Lund. The regional trains are branded
Öresundståg and the fast trains are operated by
SJ. All trains continue south of Lund.
References
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Railway lines in Sweden
Rail transport in Gothenburg
Rail transport in Skåne County