Roslagsbanan

Roslagsbanan
Overview
Native nameRoslagsbanan
OwnerStorstockholms Lokaltrafik
LocaleStockholm County, Sweden
Termini
Stations39
Service
TypeNarrow-gauge railway, Commuter Rail
Services 27  to Kårsta
 28  to Österskär
 29  to Näsbypark
Operator(s)Transdev
Rolling stockCurrent: X10p/UBxp/UBp, X15p
Daily ridership53,400 boardings (2019)[1]
History
Opened1885[2]
Technical
Line length65 km (40 mi)[3]
Number of tracks1 or 2
Track gauge891 mm (2 ft 11+332 in)[4]
Electrification1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
System map

Roslagsbanan is a narrow gauge commuter railway system in Roslagen, Stockholm County, Sweden. Its combined route length is 65 kilometres (40 miles) and there are 38 stations. It is built to the Swedish three foot (891 mm or 2 ft 11+332 in) gauge. The Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) classifies it as "light rail" in its maps.[10]

The line starts in Stockholm at Stockholm East Station (Stockholms östra station, Stockholm Ö). It goes north and splits into three branch lines at the junction stations Djursholms Ösby and Roslags Näsby; the three branches terminate at Näsbypark, Österskär and Kårsta.

It is double track between Stockholm and Viggbyholm and between Rydbo and Åkersberga. The rest is single track, but the line to Vallentuna was being doubled in 2012[needs update] and Rydbo-Åkers Runö in 2013[needs update]. There are passing loops at some stations on the single track sections: at Altorp, Hägernäs, Österskär, Visinge, Täby kyrkby, Ormsta, Lindholmen and Kårsta.

Following a 2017 agreement between the Swedish state, Stockholm County, and the affected municipalities, the line will be extended to the centrally located underground hub T-Centralen, with construction to begin in approximately 2022.[11]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sl_och_regionen_2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ SL annual report for the fiscal year 2007: Page 34 (PDF) (Report). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. 2008-06-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Historia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Tekniska fakta - Roslagsbanan". sl.se (in Swedish). Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. 2006-06-01. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  5. ^ "Arninge resecentrum". taby.se (in Swedish). Täby Municipality. Retrieved 2019-08-12. opens 2021
  6. ^ BANVAKT.se Bandel [Timetables] (317, 318, 319, 321, 323 & 325)
  7. ^ Historiskt om Svenska Järnvägar Bandelar i Nummerordning [Swedish Railways historic timetables in numeric order] (317, 318, 319, 321, 323 & 325)
  8. ^ jarnvag.net: Roslagsbanan [https://web.archive.org/web/20140115033544/http://www.jarnvag.net/index.php/banguide/banor-svealand/stockholm-karsta Archived 2014-01-15 at the Wayback Machine]
  9. ^ "SSÄ Banbok för Roslagsbanan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm Regional Council. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Map" (PDF).
  11. ^ Toll, Michael; Andreas, Jennische (2017-03-30). "Beskedet: Här får Storstockholm ny tunnelbana och spårvagn". Stockholm Direkt. Retrieved 2017-03-30.