West Dalarna Line

West Dalarna Line
Björbo station
Overview
Owner	Swedish Transport Administration
Termini	Repbäcken Malungsfors
Service
Type	Railway
System	Swedish railway network
Operator(s)	Green Cargo Transports from Rågsveden and Malungsfors Hector Rail Transports lumber from Vansbro timmerterminal
History
Opened	1905-1934
Technical
Line length	129 km (80 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Character	Freight, signaling test trains.
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	None
Operating speed	80-100 km/h[1]
Signalling	ERTMS Regional

The West Dalarna Line (Swedish: Västerdalsbanan), is a 129-kilometer (80 mi) long railway line between Malung and the Dala Line near Borlänge, in Dalarna County, Sweden. It has only freight traffic.

History[]

The oldest part of the line is Repbäcken–Björbo, opened 1905. The newest is Vansbro–Malung, from 1934. Until the 1960s, the line extended to Särna about 130 km north of Malung. In 2011 the passenger traffic was discontinued because of the low track quality and the requirement to install the ERTMS signalling system into the trains, a 20 million SEK cost for the train owner (the county). Itino trains was used before then. The line is the first line in the world to get the ERTMS level 3 signalling system, which started test operation late 2010, and full operation in February 2012.

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