East Coast Line (Sweden)

East Coast Line
Overview
Native nameOstkustbanan
Termini
  • Stockholm C
  • Sundsvall C
Service
Operator(s)SJ AB, X-trafik, UL, SL, Arlanda Express, Green Cargo
History
Opened1 November 1927 (1927-11-01)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  1623 Hz
Operating speed200 km/h (125 mph)
Map of the East Coast Line, showing Stockholm at the bottom and Sundsvall at the top. (The black line along the coast).

The East Coast Line (Swedish: Ostkustbanan) is a 402-kilometre (250 mi) long mainline railway in Sweden, linking the cities of Stockholm, Uppsala, Gävle and Sundsvall, as well as the suburbs north of Stockholm.