Classic route
Kust till kust-banan
Gothenburg → Kalmar · Sweden
Coast to coast across Småland: Borås, the glass country around Växjö, and Kalmar castle on the Baltic at the far end.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 327
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Kust till kust-banan?
The Kust till kust-banan runs 348 km from Gothenburg to Kalmar.
How long does the Kust till kust-banan take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 4 h 30 min for the 348 km. That is an average of 77 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Kust till kust-banan?
SJ.
How old is the Kust till kust-banan?
The line has been in service since 1874. 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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