Nynäs Line
| Nynäs Line | |
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Nynäshamn Station is the southern terminus.
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| Overview | |
| Native name | Nynäsbanan |
| System | Swedish Railway Network |
| Locale | Sweden |
| Termini |
Älvsjö Station Nynäshamn Station |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 28 December 1901 |
| Owner | Swedish Transport Administration |
| Operator(s) |
MTR Nordic/ (passenger) Green Cargo (cargo) |
| Character | Commuter and freight |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 55 km (34 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 15 kV 16 2⁄3 Hz AC |
The Nynäs Line (Swedish: Nynäsbanan) is a 55-kilometer (34 mi) long railway line between Älvsjö and Nynäshamn in Sweden. The line is electrified and is double track on the 22-kilometer (14 mi) section from Älvsjö to Västerhaninge.
The line is used by the and freight trains. At Älvsjö, it connects to the Western Main Line. At Farsta strand there is a connection to Farsta strand metro station, which is a terminus at the . At Nynäshamn there is transfer to the Destination Gotland ferries to the island of Gotland.
Nynäshamn was established as a port during the 1860s, to allow ships to avoid the skerries surrounding . Construction of Nynäsbanan was started by the private company Stockholm-Nynäs Järnvägs AB in 1898 and the line was opened on 28 December 1901. Initially, there was a change of trains at Älvsjö, but from 1909 onwards trains starting running directly to . To being with, one of the major traffic generators was the ferry service to Gotland. In 1928, an oil refinery was opened and the line started transporting oil. Diesel multiple units were introduced in 1928 and in 1935, the line started using diesel-electric locomotives. Nynäsbanan was nationalised in 1957, although Stockholm-Nynäs Järnvägs AB continued to exist at least on paper until it was fully absorbed into the Swedish State Railways in 1968. The line was electrified in 1962, and in 1973 it became part of the Stockholm Commuter Rail, when at the same time X1 electric multiple units were introduced. A modern Automatic train control (ATC) signalling system was introduced on Nynäsbanan in 1980.
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