Western Main Line

Western Main Line
The railway station in Hallsberg is a junction station on Västra stambanan.
Overview
Owner	Swedish state
Termini	Stockholm Göteborg
History
Opened	3 November 1862 (1862-11-03)
Technical
Operating speed	200 km/h (125 mph)
Route map Legend East Coast Line towards Gävle Stockholm Metro Stockholm City Line Stockholm Central T-Centralen / Stockholm City Riddarfjärden Norrström Riddarholmsbron Gamla stan Centralbron Söderströmsbron Slussen Metro Red line Metro Green line Stockholm Södra (1860–1989) Stockholm Södra Årstabroarna Årstaberg Tvärbanan Älvsjö Nynäs Line to Nynäshamn Älvsjö Depôt Stuvsta Huddinge Flemingsberg Tullinge Tumba Uttran Rönninge Södertälje Centrum Östertälje Södertälje Hamn Södertälje Canal Södertälje Syd Svealand Line to Eskilstuna Järna to Norrköping via Nyköping Solviks grindar  Stockholm County Mölnbo County boundary  Södermanland Gnesta Björnlunda Stjärnhov Sparreholm towards Åkers styckebruk via Malmköping Skebokvarn towards Eskilstuna towards Nyköping Flen Stenhammar Palace Holbonäs Sköldinge Valla K'holm logistic centre Katrineholm Southern Main Line to Malmö via Norrköping Baggetorp Viala Vingåker Billsbro  Södermanland Högsjö County boundary  Örebro County Kilsmo Bänneboda Pålsboda Melsäter towards Örebro towards Finspång towards Örebro Hallsberg towards Motala Tälle grindar Östansjö Ovre Odensvi Vretstorp Linddalen Värmland Line towards Oslo Laxå  Örebro County Finnerödja County boundary  Västra Götaland Gårdsjö Kinnekulle Line towards Lidköping Älgarås Slätte Göta Canal Töreboda Fägre Moholm Tidan Väring Ulvåker Åkleby towards Karlsborg Skövde to Cementa works and formerly Skara Skultorp Regumatorp Lilla Borgunda towards Hjo Stenstorp towards Lake Hornborga Torstensgården Valtorp Torbjörntorp Falköping North junction Marjarp industrial area Falköping depôt Falköping towards Jönköping Odensberg Floby Källeryd Fåglavik Älvsborg Line towards Uddevalla Älvsborg Line towards Borås Herrljunga Remmenedal Vårgårda Lagmansholm Torp Alingsås Lövekulle Bryngenäs Västra Bodarna Norsesund Floda Stenkullen Hedefors Lerum Aspedalen Aspen Jonsered Kåhög Bokedalen Partille Ugglum Sävedalen Sävenäs Norway/Vänern and Bohus lines Gothenburg tram network Olskroken West Coast Line towards Malmö Gothenburg Central Drottningtorget Gothenburg tram network

The Western Main Line (Swedish: Västra stambanan) is the main state-owned railway line between Stockholm and Gothenburg in Sweden. Its construction began in 1856 and it opened for service in 1862.^[1]

Maintained by the Swedish Transport Administration, the Western Main Line is electrified and consists entirely of double track, except the four-track sections between Gothenburg Central Station and Olskroken (2 km or 1.2 mi), in Järna (5 km or 3.1 mi), and south of Stockholm, between Flemingsberg and Stockholm Södra station, about 14 km (8.7 mi). The last section between Stockholm Södra station and Stockholm Central Station runs mainly on a two track bridge. Before the Stockholm City Line was opened in 2017, the bridge was a serious bottleneck, as all trains had to use the same tracks.