West Coast Line (Sweden)

West Coast Line
West Coast Line
	Båstad Station
Overview
Owner	Swedish Transport Administration
Locale	Sweden
Termini	Gothenburg Central Station; Lund Central Station;
Service
Operator(s)	Swedish Transport Administration
Technical
Line length	290 kilometres (180 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	200 km/h (120 mph)

The West Coast Line (Swedish: Västkustbanan) is a railway line between Gothenburg and Lund,^[1] which runs along the West Coast of Sweden. It is electrified all the way, but as of 2021 was still not completed, as the part through Varberg and the part between Helsingborg and Ängelholm are both single-track.
In northern Helsingborg the track follows a 150 year old right of way, which is full of curves that have too small radii, together with a very steep climb.^[2] Passing trains must not run faster than 30 km/h during inclement weather. Double track construction takes place between 2020 and 2023.^[3]

A doubletrack tunnel under the city of Varberg is under construction since 2019.^[4]

References

^ "Västkustbanan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 September 2010. (subscription required)
^ Ängelholm–Helsingborg, Romares väg. Trafikverket (swedish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 July 2017)
^ Double tracks between Ängelholm and Helsingborg, Romares väg. Trafikverket, last updated: 2019-06-26
^ The Varberg tunnel Trafikverket, last updated: 2021-10-14

[ne-1] "Västkustbanan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 September 2010. (subscription required)

[2] Ängelholm–Helsingborg, Romares väg. Trafikverket (swedish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 July 2017)

[3] Double tracks between Ängelholm and Helsingborg, Romares väg. Trafikverket, last updated: 2019-06-26

[4] The Varberg tunnel Trafikverket, last updated: 2021-10-14

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West Coast Line (Sweden)

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