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Bohus Line
Map of the Bohus line, that runs along the coast.
Overview
LocaleSweden
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Swedish Transport Administration
Technical
Line length180 km (110 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed140 km/h (87 mph)

The Bohus Line (Swedish: Bohusbanan) is a 180-kilometer (110 mi) long railway line from Gothenburg via Uddevalla and Munkedal to Strömstad. The line is single track and electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC.[1] Bohus Line has seventeen stations; Strömstad, Skee, Överby, Tanum, Rabbalshede, Hällevadsholm, Dingle, Munkedal, Uddevalla C, Uddevalla Östra, Ljungskile, Svenshögen, Stenungsund, Stora Höga, Kode, Ytterby and Göteborg.

In summer the Lysekil Line branch serves that community, with trains leaving the main line near Munkedal.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Bohusbanan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  • Media related to Bohusbanan at Wikimedia Commons}