Classic route
Markarydsbanan
Hässleholm → Markaryd · Sweden
- Distance
- 37 km
- Fastest time
- 26 min
- Average speed
- 85 km/h
- Operator
- Arriva
- Train
- 1902
- Countries
- Sweden
- In service since
- 1892
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The Southern main line nearly came this way in the 1850s and went east instead; two small companies built it anyway, Hässleholm to Vittsjö in 1890 and on to Markaryd in 1892.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 3724973 — 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 train 1902
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
How long is the Markarydsbanan?
The Markarydsbanan runs 37 km from Hässleholm to Markaryd.
How long does the Markarydsbanan take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 26 min for the 37 km. That is an average of 85 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Markarydsbanan?
Arriva, with 1902.
How old is the Markarydsbanan?
The line has been in service since 1892. 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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