Arlanda Line

Arlanda Line
An Arlanda Express X3 train
Overview
Owner	Arlanda Infrastructure
Termini	Rosersberg Märsta
Stations	3
Service
Type	High-speed railway
System	Swedish railway network
Operator(s)	Arlanda Express SJ SL SJ Norrlandståg Upptåget
Rolling stock	X3
History
Opened	25 November 1999
Technical
Line length	19 kilometres (12 mi)
Number of tracks	Double
Character	Airport rail link
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Operating speed	200 km/h (125 mph)
Route map Legend East Coast Line to Uppsala Central Myrbacken junction East Coast Line to Märsta Arlanda Tunnel ( 5.101 mi 8.209 km ) Arlanda North Station Terminal 5 Arlanda Central Station Sky City Arlanda South Station Terminal 2, 3, 4 Arlanda Express Tunnel ( 2.679 mi 4.311 km ) Arlanda Lower junction Blackvreten A-train depot Rosersberg Tunnel ( 389 m 425 yd ) Skavstaby junction East Coast Line to Märsta East Coast Line to Stockholm

The Arlanda Line (Swedish: Arlandabanan) is a 19-kilometre (12 mi) long railway line which allows trains on the East Coast Line to reach Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden. The Arlanda Line branches from the East Coast Line at Rosersberg and rejoins again at Myrbacken. It is built for speeds of 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph), is electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC and is double track. The 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) section under the airport runs in a tunnel, and has three stations: Arlanda South, Arlanda Central and Arlanda North.

The Arlanda Express operates four times per hour, increasing to six times per hour during rush hour, to and from Stockholm Central Station, the largest railway station in Sweden and in the Nordic region.^[1] Operated by A-Train, the service uses seven X3 trains and calls at the north and south stations. The line is also served by 70 other regional and intercity trains daily, operated by SJ, SJ Norrlandståg and (with very limited service) Upptåget, and since December 2012 also by Stockholm Commuter Rail. These all stop at Arlanda Central.

In 1994, A-Train was awarded the right to build the line in a public–private partnership, where A-Train financed about half the 6 billion Swedish krona (SEK) to build the line. The private consortium was granted a 40-year permit to operate the line in exchange for all direct traffic and the right to collect usage fees from other train companies. The line opened in 1999 and A-Train holds the sole right to operate to Stockholm, and collects a fee from other train operators using the line. The line itself is owned by Arlandabanan Infrastructure AB, which is owned by the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications.