Arlanda Line

Arlanda Line
An Arlanda Express X3 train
Overview
Type	High-speed railway
System	Swedish railway network
Termini	Rosersberg Märsta
Stations	3
Operation
Opened	25 November 1999
Owner	Arlanda Infrastructure
Operator(s)	Arlanda Express SJ SJ Norrlandståg AB Upptåget
Character	Airport rail link
Rolling stock	X3
Technical
Line length	19 kilometres (12 mi)
Number of tracks	Double
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	15 kV  16 2⁄3 Hz AC
Operating speed	200 km/h (120 mph)
Route map East Coast Line towards Uppsala Myrbacken East Coast Line towards Märsta Arlanda Tunnel5,101 m Arlanda North StationTerminal 5 Arlanda Central StationSky City Arlanda South StationTerminal 2, 3, 4 Arlanda Express Tunnel2,679 m Arlanda Lower BlackvretenA-train depot Rosersberg Tunnel389 m East Coast Line towards Märsta Skavstaby East Coast Line towards This diagram:

The Arlanda Line (Swedish: Arlandabanan) is a 19-kilometre (12 mi) long railway line which allows trains on the East Coast Line to reach in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden. The Arlanda Line branches from the East Coast Line at Rosersberg and rejoins again at Myrbacken. It is built for speeds of 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph), is electrified at 15 kV  16 ²⁄₃ Hz AC and is double track. The 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) section under the airport runs in a tunnel, and has three stations: Arlanda South Station, Arlanda Central Station and Arlanda North Station.

The Arlanda Express operates four times per hour, increasing to six times per hour during rush hour, to and from , the largest railway station in Sweden and in the Nordic region. Operated by A-Train, the service uses seven X3 trains and calls at the north and south stations. The line is also served by 70 other regional and intercity trains daily, operated by SJ, SJ Norrlandståg AB and (with very limited service) Upptåget, and since December 2012 also by . These all stop at Arlanda Central.

In 1994, A-Train was awarded the right to build the line in a public–private partnership, where A-Train financed about half the 6 billion Swedish krona (SEK) to build the line. The private consortium was granted a 40-year permit to operate the line in exchange for all direct traffic and the right to collect usage fees from other train companies. The line opened in 1999 and A-Train holds the sole right to operate to Stockholm, and collects a fee from other train operators using the line. The line itself is owned by Arlandabanan Infrastructure AB, which is owned by the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications.

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