Classic route
Skåne Line
Kristianstad → Helsingborg · Sweden
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Skånebanan links eastern and western Skåne by way of Hässleholm — an 1865 railway that only got its collective name from Banverket in 1990.
Stations
- 0 kmKristianstad
- 18 kmVinslöv
- 30 kmHässleholm
- 41 kmTyringe
- 54 kmPerstorp
- 71 kmKlippan
- 83 kmÅstorp
- 89 kmBjuv
- 93 kmMörarp
- 98 kmPåarp
- 104 kmRamlösa
- 107 kmHelsingborg 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 3245558 — 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 1857
- 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 Skåne Line?
The Skåne Line runs 107 km from Kristianstad to Helsingborg.
How long does the Skåne Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 38 min for the 107 km. That is an average of 66 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Skåne Line?
Skånetrafiken.
How old is the Skåne Line?
The line has been in service since 1865. 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.
How often does the Skåne Line run?
7 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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