Friherre Nils Ericson was a Swedish mechanical engineer. He became a prominent Swedish canal and railway builder.
SJ is a government-owned passenger train operator in Sweden. SJ was created in 2001, out of the public transport division of Statens Järnvägar, when the former government agency was divided into six separate government-owned limited companies. In 2018, SJ carried 31.8 million passengers.
Falköping is a locality and the seat of Falköping Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 16,350 inhabitants in 2010.
Vingåker is a locality and the seat of Vingåker Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 4,282 inhabitants in 2010. It is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) by road from the nearest larger city Örebro and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-west of county seat Nyköping.
Nyköping is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.
Hallsberg is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Hallsberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 7,122 inhabitants in 2010. It is also partly located in Kumla Municipality.
Rail transport in Sweden uses a network of 10,912 kilometres (6,780 mi), the 24th largest in the world. Construction of the first railway line in Sweden began in 1855. The major operator of passenger trains has traditionally been the state-owned SJ, though today around 70% of all rail traffic consists of subsidised local and regional trains for which the regional public transport authorities bear responsibility. Passenger traffic has increased significantly since the turn of the millennium, and in 2019 Sweden ranked number five in the world and number three in the European union, as well as number six in the world when measured by passenger share.
The Western Main Line is the main state-owned railway line between Stockholm and Gothenburg in Sweden. Its construction began in 1856 and it opened for service in 1862.
The history of Sweden's railways has included both state-owned and private railways.
Stockholm Central Station is a railway station in Stockholm, Sweden. It is situated in the district of Norrmalm at Vasagatan/Central Plan. The station opened on 18 July 1871 and it had over 200,000 visitors daily, of which about 170,000 were travellers, until 10 July 2017 when the local commuter trains started to call at the Stockholm City Station which is located under the central station.
Stockholm South, Stockholms södra, Stockholm S, locally known as Södra Station is a railway station in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden.
The Southern Main Line is a 483-kilometre (300 mi) long standard gauge electrified railway between Malmö and Katrineholm in Sweden. The trains continue further on to Stockholm Central Station along the Western Main Line and terminate there. The line also connects to other lines, most notably in Malmö the Öresund line to Copenhagen, and in Lund to the West Coast Line towards Gothenburg.
Linköping Central Station is a railway station located at Linköping in Linköping Municipality, Sweden. It is located on the Södra stambanan, which runs from Katrineholm to Malmö.
Stenstorp is a locality situated in Falköping Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,668 inhabitants in 2010.
Södertälje hamn ("Harbour") is a railway station along Sweden's Western Main Line in Södertälje.
Hässleholm railway station is located in the city of Hässleholm, Sweden, along the Southern Main Line. Railway traffic started in 1860. The station building in brick was built in 1921. The first proper station building was opened in 1863, although it during the years got too small. City buses and regional buses stop nearby. Hässleholm is a railway town and the present midtown was a pure rural area before the railway construction. The station is located around 100 metres (330 ft) from the traditional midpoint of the city.
Nässjö railway station is located in the city of Nässjö, Sweden, along the Southern Main Line. It is an important junction with railways in six directions, the two on the mainline and four other. The station is located around 100 metres (330 ft) from the traditional midpoint of the city. City buses and regional buses stop nearby.
Skövde railway station is located in the city of Skövde, Sweden, along the Western Main Line. It is the main city of the Skaraborg region. Fast long-distance trains stop here, and there are regional trains and buses to other cities and villages in the region. There are not anymore any other railway apart from the mainline going from Skövde. The station is located around 200 metres (660 ft) from the traditional midpoint of the city. City buses and regional buses stop nearby.
Herrljunga railway station is located in the town of Herrljunga, Sweden, at the intersection of the Western Main Line and the Älvsborg Line. Some fast long-distance trains stop here, and also regional trains in multiple directions. The station is located around 200 metres (660 ft) from the traditional midpoint of the town. Regional buses stop nearby.
Gävle Central Station is located in the city of Gävle, Sweden, at the East Coast Line and the endpoints of the Bergslagen Line and the Northern Main Line. Fast long-distance trains stop here, and also regional trains in multiple directions. The station is located around 300 metres (980 ft) from the traditional midpoint of the city. Regional and city buses stop nearby. The Swedish Railway Museum is located in the southern part of Gävle.
