City Tunnel (Malmö)

The City Tunnel (Citytunneln)
Location of the tunnel and the new stations
Overview
LineØresund Railway
LocationMalmö, Sweden
StatusCompleted
SystemSwedish railways
StartMalmö C
EndHyllie
No. of stations6
Operation
Opened4 December 2010
OwnerTrafikverket
CharacterPassenger trains
Technical
Line length11 km (17 km incl. connections)
Track length28 km
No. of tracksDouble
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrified15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Route map
Lund Central
Klostergården
Hjärup
Åkarp
Burlöv
West Coast Line
via Lomma
left-hand running
right-hand running
Malmö Central
Malmö Östervärn
Triangeln
Malmö Rosengård
Malmö Persborg
Hyllie
Malmö Svågertorp
Ystad Line
to Ystad
Continental Line
to Trelleborg
Øresund Line
to Copenhagen

The City Tunnel (Swedish: Citytunneln) is an 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) rail link in Malmö, Sweden, running between Malmö Central Station (Malmö C) and the Öresund Bridge, of which six kilometres (3.7 mi) under Malmö city centre is in a tunnel, to increase capacity on the Skåne County network by changing Malmö C from a terminus to a through station. Including necessary connections to other railways it is 17 km (11 mi). It is a part of the Öresund Line to Copenhagen Central Station. The work was projected to cost 9.45 billion SEK. Construction began in March 2005, and the line was inaugurated by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on 4 December 2010. Revenue service commenced on 12 December 2010.

Unlike other dual track railways in Sweden, traffic travels on the right. The tracks switch sides in Arlöv around 5 km (3.1 mi) north-east of Malmö Central Station, at a flyover constructed separately.