Roslagsbanan

Roslagsbanan
Overview
Native nameRoslagsbanan
OwnerStorstockholms Lokaltrafik
LocaleStockholm County, Sweden
Termini
Stations39
Service
TypeNarrow-gauge railway, Commuter Rail
Services 27  to Kårsta
 28  to Österskär
 29  to Näsbypark
Operator(s)Transdev
Rolling stockCurrent: X10p/UBxp/UBp, X15p
Daily ridership53,400 boardings (2019)
History
Opened1885
Technical
Line length65 km (40 mi)
Number of tracks1 or 2
Track gauge891 mm (2 ft 11+332 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
System map

Roslagsbanan (lit.'the Roslagen Line') is a narrow-gauge commuter railway system in Roslagen, Stockholm County, Sweden. Its combined route length is 65 kilometres (40 miles) and there are 38 stations. It is built to the Swedish three foot (891 mm or 2 ft 11+332 in) gauge. The Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) classifies it as "light rail" in its maps.

The line starts in Stockholm at Stockholm Östra station. It goes north and splits into three branch lines at the junction stations Djursholms Ösby and Roslags Näsby; the three branches terminate at Näsbypark, Österskär and Kårsta.

It is double track between Stockholm and Viggbyholm and between Rydbo and Åkersberga. The rest is single track, but the line to Vallentuna was being doubled in 2012 and Rydbo-Åkers Runö in 2013. There are passing loops at some stations on the single track sections: at Altorp, Hägernäs, Österskär, Visinge, Täby kyrkby, Ormsta, Lindholmen and Kårsta.

Following a 2017 agreement between the Swedish state, Stockholm County, and the affected municipalities, the line will be extended to the centrally located underground hub T-Centralen, with construction to begin in approximately 2022.