Classic route
Dalabanan
Stockholm → Mora · Sweden
To Dalarna, Sweden’s folklore heart: Lake Siljan, Leksand’s midsummer poles and the Vasaloppet town of Mora, where the Inlandsbanan begins.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 3293019 (65 km), relation 71594 (261 km) — 327 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 99.2% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 6 m); the longest stretch away from it is 2.5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: SJ — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- 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 Dalabanan?
The Dalabanan runs 310 km from Stockholm to Mora.
How long does the Dalabanan take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h 40 min for the 310 km. That is an average of 85 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Dalabanan?
SJ.
How old is the Dalabanan?
The line has been in service since 1891. 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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