Scenic route
Fryksdal Line
Kil → Torsby · Sweden
Single track, no wires, up the Fryken lakes of Värmland from Kil to Torsby — railcars for people, timber and pulpwood for the mills.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 73560 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 8955
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Fryksdal Line?
The Fryksdal Line runs 81 km from Kil to Torsby.
How long does the Fryksdal Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 30 min for the 81 km. That is an average of 54 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 90 km/h.
Who runs the Fryksdal Line?
Värmlandstrafik, with Y31 railcar.
How old is the Fryksdal Line?
The line has been in service since 1915. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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