Southern Main Line

Southern Main Line
Train departure from Sävsjö in direction versus Stockholm and view over Sävsjö's central parts
Overview
Owner	Swedish state
Termini	Malmö Katrineholm
History
Opened	1874 (1874)
Technical
Operating speed	200 km/h (125 mph)
Route map Legend East Coast Line towards Gävle Stockholm Central at T-Centralen / Stockholm City See Western Main Line Katrineholm Western Main Line to Gothenburg via Hallsberg Strångsjö  Södermanland Ändebol County boundary  Ostrogothia Simonstorp Svängbågen Näkna Graversfors Brandberget Storängsberget Nyköping Line to Stockholm via Nyköping Åby Bråviken Loddby Herrstaberg Karlsro Norrköping Central Fiskeby Motala ström Eksund Okna Kimstad towards Finspång   Norsholm Göta Canal Gistad Törnevalla Linghem Rystad to Västervik and Kalmar Linköping Central   towards Vadstena Malmslätt Vikingstad Sjögestad Mantorp Sya to Hallsberg via Motala Mjölby Strålsnäs  Ostrogothia Boxholm County boundary  Jönköping County Sommen Tranås Gripenberg Castle Gripenberg Frinnaryd Stjärneborg Aneby Flisby Solberga container and post siding to Falköping via Jönköping to Hultsfred via Eksjö Nässjö Halmstad–Nässjö Line to Halmstad via Vaggeryd towards Vetlanda Grimstorp Bodafors Sävsjö Stockaryd  Jönköping County Rörvik County boundary  Kronoberg Lammhult Ugglehult Lidnäs Torpsbruk Moheda Grännaforsa Gåvetorp Coast-to-Coast Line to Kalmar via Växjö Alvesta Coast-to-Coast Line to Gothenburg via Värnamo Blädinge Vislanda Eneryda Liatorp Diö Möckeln Älmhult towards Olofström  Kronoberg towards Glimåkra County boundary  Scania Killeberg Osby Hästveda Ballingslöv Hässleholm depôt Markaryd Line towards Halmstad Scania Line towards Åhus Hässleholm Scania Line towards Kattarp Tormestorp Sandåkra Norra Mellby Sösdala Tjörnarp Karlarpsby Frostavallen Höör Maglasäte Sjöholmen Stehag Bosarp towards Helsingborg via Teckomatorp Eslöv towards Tomelilla Örtofta Stångby West Coast Line to Gothenburg Lund Central Klostergården Hjärup Åkarp Burlöv West Coast Line via Lomma left-hand running right-hand running "Malmöringen" to Continental Line Malmö Central Citytunneln to Øresund Line

The Southern Main Line (Swedish: Södra stambanan) is a 483-kilometre (300 mi) long standard gauge electrified railway between Malmö and Katrineholm in Sweden. The trains continue further on to Stockholm Central Station along the Western Main Line and terminate there (at platforms 16–19). The line also connects to other lines, most notably in Malmö the Öresund line to Copenhagen, and in Lund to the West Coast Line towards Gothenburg.