Roslagsbanan

A train arrives at Viggbyholm on the Roslagsbana

Roslagsbanan is an 891 mm narrow-gauge suburban railway system in Stockholm County, Sweden. Its length is 65 kilometers and there are 39 stations. The line starts in Stockholm at Stockholms östra (Östra station). It goes north and splits into three branch lines, terminating in Näsbypark, Österskär and Kårsta.

Roslagsbanan is the oldest electrified railway line for public transportation in northern Europe. The first parts of what became the large narrow gauge Roslagsbanan system were inaugurated in 1876 as the Uppsala-Länna railroad. In 1885 the main line from Stockholm to Rimbo opened. Roslagsbanan at its largest covered large parts of Roslagen, whereof its name. Large parts of the network have been abandoned and dismantled over the decades; only the current day Roslagsbanan is in regular use.

The county council has taken a principial decision to rebuild the KÃ¥rstaâ€"Rimbo stretch but nothing has yet happened with this extension project.

Lines

There are three lines on Roslagsbanan. At Stockholms östra one can interchange to the Stockholm Metro red line 14 station Tekniska högskolan. Interchange stations for Roslagsbanan's branches are Djursholms Ösby between lines 27/28 and 29, and Roslags Näsby between lines 27 and 28. From station Mörby the metro red line 14 station Danderyds sjukhus is approximately a 400 metres walking distance away.

Line	Stretch	Length	Stations
27	Stockholms östra â€" KÃ¥rsta	41.5 km	23
28	Stockholms östra â€" Österskär	29.5 km	20
29	Stockholms östra â€" Näsbypark	11.5 km	12
Total		65.0 km	39

See also

*Public transport in Stockholm

External links

*PDF map of the Roslagsbanan lines
*PDF map of all SL rail lines
*Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (Stockholm Transport) - Official site (English)
*Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (Stockholm Transport) - Official site (Swedish)
*Järnväg.net - Roslagsbanan (Swedish)