Classic route
Oslo–Göteborg
Oslo → Gothenburg · Norway · Sweden
View on the map →Stations · 12
The busiest cross-border run in Scandinavia: down Norway’s Østfold Line to the frontier at Kornsjø, then through Dalsland’s forests and lakes to Sweden’s second city; a new fast line is planned to halve the time.
Stations
- 0 kmOslo S
- 23 kmSki
- 57 kmMoss
- 66 kmRygge
- 74 kmRåde
- 91 kmFredrikstad
- 106 kmSarpsborg
- 133 kmHalden
- 185 kmEd
- 264 kmÖxnered
- 272 kmTrollhättan
- 344 kmGöteborg C
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 3121885 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 30 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 11 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 107
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Oslo–Göteborg?
The Oslo–Göteborg runs 350 km from Oslo to Gothenburg. It runs through Norway and Sweden.
How long does the Oslo–Göteborg take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 30 min for the 350 km. That is an average of 100 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the Oslo–Göteborg?
Vy and SJ, with Vy Flirt, SJ.
How old is the Oslo–Göteborg?
The line has been in service since 1879. 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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