East Link (Sweden)

East Link
Map of the East Link between Järna and Linköping. Existing line in grey.
Overview
Native nameOstlänken
StatusPlanned
OwnerSwedish Transport Administration
Termini
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
History
Planned opening2033–2035[1]
Technical
Line length160 km (100 mi)[2]
Number of tracks2[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed250 km/h (155 mph)[2]
SignallingERTMS[2]
Railways in Sweden, with the planned Ostlänken indicated in orange.

The East Link (Swedish: Ostlänken) is a planned high-speed railway in Sweden, intended to run from Södertälje (just south of Stockholm) to Linköping.

  1. ^ "Ostlänken" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Administration. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Om Ostlänken" [About the East Link] (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Administration. Retrieved 18 November 2018.